Place of Articulation (definition)
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this term refers to the place in the mouth where the sound is produced or where there is the most contact or near contact of articulators. This is how consonants are classified.
- Labial (definition)
- Dental (definition)
- Coronal (definition)
- Alveolar (definition)
- Palatal (definition)
- Velar (definition)
- Uvular (definition)
- Glottal (definition)
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References
Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.