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| − | + | '''Place of articulation''' refers to the location in the mouth where a sound, usually a consonant, is produced. It is often thought of as the place where there is the most contact between articulators. It is worth mentioning that especially for approximants there is not so much contact between articulators as 'near-contact,' articulators ''approach'' each other. Consonants are traditionally classified by their place of articulation in tandem with voicing and manner features. The list of places of articulation below follow the path of the vocal tract, starting at the lips and ending at the glottis. | |
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*[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]] | *[[Manner of Articulation (definition)]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:12, 10 November 2020
Place of articulation refers to the location in the mouth where a sound, usually a consonant, is produced. It is often thought of as the place where there is the most contact between articulators. It is worth mentioning that especially for approximants there is not so much contact between articulators as 'near-contact,' articulators approach each other. Consonants are traditionally classified by their place of articulation in tandem with voicing and manner features. The list of places of articulation below follow the path of the vocal tract, starting at the lips and ending at the glottis.
- Labial (definition)
- Dental (definition)
- Coronal (definition)
- Alveolar (definition)
- Palatal (definition)
- Velar (definition)
- Uvular (definition)
- Glottal (definition)
See Also
External Links
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References
- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
- Ladefoged, Peter (1993) A Course in Phonetics Third Edition. London: Harcourt Press.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
