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| The scientific study of human speech sounds |
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| The study of how human speech sounds are produced. |
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| International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) |
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| A standardized set of symbols for denoting human speech sounds. One-to-one correspondence, i.e. one symbol= one sound. |
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| Articulatory Description (consonants) |
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Voicing (voiced, not voiced)
Place of Articulation (where in vocal tract constriction occurs)
Manner of Articulation (How air is modified as it moves through vocal tract) |
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| Articulatory Description (vowels) |
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Height(high, mid, low)
Advancement (front, central, back)
Tenseness (tense, lax)
Lip rounding (rounded, unrounded) |
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| Bilabial (Places of Articulation) |
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| Labiodental(Places of Articulation) |
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| (Inter-)dental(Places of Articulation) |
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Tooth and tooth
theta, eth |
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| Alveolar(Places of Articulation) |
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The ridge behind your front teeth
t, d, s, z, ch-, dz-, r flap, n, l, r retroflex |
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| Post alveolar (Places of Articulation) |
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Just after the ridge behind your front teeth
sh-, viSIon |
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| Palatal(Places of Articulation) |
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Before post-alveolar
j (yuh sound) |
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| Velar(Places of Articulation) |
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| Glottal(Places of Articulation) |
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| Stop (Manners of Articulation) |
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Full obstruction
k, g, d, t, p |
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| Fricative (Manners of Articulation) |
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Partial obstruction with turbulence
z, s, f, v, theta, eth, sh-, h, 3 |
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| Affricate(Manners of Articulation) |
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| Stop followed by fricative |
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| Nasal(Manners of Articulation) |
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Air passes through nasal cavity
m, n, "ng" |
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| Liquid(Manners of Articulation) |
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Lateral and Retroflex
Constriction without turbulance
l (lateral), upside down 'r' (retroflex) |
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| Flap(Manners of Articulation) |
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Rapid constriction and release
laDDer, faTTer |
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| Glide(Manners of Articulation) |
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| Slightly more constriction than a |
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