Lecture 4 Articulation points of the tongue

Parts of the tongue diagram

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Upper palate

Teeth diagram

How many points of articulation does the tongue have?

10

How many letters does the tongue have?

18

The deep part of the tongue with the adjacent part of the soft palate makes what letter?

ق

The deep part of the tongue with the junction point between soft and hard palate makes what letter?

ك

The middle part of the tongue with the adjacent part of the hard palate makes what letters?

ج ش ي غير مد

The deep edges of the tongue with the adjacent surface of the upper molars makes what letter?

ض

The front edges of the tongue with the gumline of the upper incisors makes what letter?

ل

The tip of the tongue with the gumline of the upper incisors just below the articulation point of lam makes what letter?

ن

The tip of the tongue and the gum line of the upper incisors makes what letter?

ر

The tip of the tongue with the roots of the upper incisors makes what letters?

ط د ت

The tip of the tongue with the tips of the lower incisors makes what letter?

‏ص ز س

The tip of the tongue with the tips of the upper incisors makes what letters?

ظ ذ ث

Is the middle part of the tongue depressed for the letter ق or ك?

ق

Is the air passage fully open for the letter ق or ك?

ك

Is the epiglottis pushed back for ق or ك?

ق

Which of the following letters is accompanied by the narrowing of the air passage and applying pressure at articulation point? ي غير مد، ج، ش

ي

Which of the following letters keeps the air passage open? ي غير مد، ج، ش

ش

Which of the following letters completely blocks the air passage and is followed by a swift move of the tongue apart from hard palate to produce the sound? ي غير مد، ج، ش

ج

Which of the following letters has the deep part of the tongue elevated and middle part is depressed while pushing back the epiglottis and narrowing air passage? ط د ت

ط

Which letters will the tongue remain in resting position and the epiglottis is not pushed back, keeping the air passage open? ت د ط

د ت

Which letters does the sound pass above the tip of the tongue in between upper and lower incisors?

ص س ز

Which of the following letters is the deep part of the tongue elevated and the middle part is depressed. The epiglottis is also pushed back to narrow the air passage? ص س ز

ص

Does Ra keep a gap for low air to escape?

Yes

What happens if you close the gap between the tongue and upper surface of gumlines when articulating ra?

excessive repetition

The tip of the tongue and front edges (right and left sides) with the gum line of upper incisors and front part of upper palate is the articulation point for what letter?

ل

Does the articulation of lam close the air passage?

Yes

Thick lam is different from thin lam because…

In the thick lam, the middle part of the tongue is depressed and the epiglottis is pushed back to narrow the air passage.

What letter is articulated by pressing the tip of the tongue with the gumline of upper incisors, just below articulation point of Lam (meaning it’s articulation point is closer to the upper incisors)?

ن

Which letter is accompanied with غنة؟

ن

When is the lingual component of ن omitted and the nasal component kept?

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How is Ghunnah produced?

When the tip of the tongue presses against the gumline, the air passage is blocked and air is pushed towards the nasal cavity