Consonant Articulation

Consonants are either produced with

complete closure or significant obstruction in the vocal tract

Consonants are _________ in duration

short—> articulation doesn’t last very long

consonants can be

voiced or voiceless

consonants often come in a

pair of sounds in which the articulation is the same except for the voicing part

• [t] [d]

Can you sing consonants?

most consonants are not sonorants so no

where can consonants be found?

at the edge of the syllable

what is a syllable?

grouping of sounds

the edge in a syllable refers to what?

either the beginning or end of a syllable

when are consonants called non-syllabic

when they are at the edge of a syllable

each consonant has 3 parts to its articulation

• whether it is voiced or not (glottal state)

• place of articulation

• manner of articulation

What happens when the glottal state is voiced?

Phonation at the larynx (sound originates at the larynx)

What happens when the glottal state is voiceless?

no phonation at the larynx (sound originates in the oral cavity (mouth))

Place of articulation refers to the point or place in the vocal tract where

an obstruction is found

bilabial sounds involve

both lips

labiodental sounds involve

the lower lip and the upper teeth

dental sounds involve

the tip or blade of the tongue, and the upper teeth

interdental are when

tongue tip is between the upper and lower teeth

alveolar sounds involve

either the tip or blade of the tongue, and the alveolar ridge

postalveolar sounds involve

the blade of the tongue and the area beyond the alveolar ridge and before the (hard) palate

alveopalatals in LING 1111

retroflex are sounds made by

curling the tip of the tongue back toward the front portion of the (hard) palate

palatal sounds involve

the body of the tongue and the (hard) palate

velar sounds involve

the back of the tongue and the velum (soft palate)

uvular sounds involve

the back of the tongue and the uvula

pharyngeal sounds are made by

pulling the tongue root back towards the pharyngeal wall (pharynx)

epiglottal sounds involve

constricting the epiglottis near the pharyngeal wall (the pharynx)

glottal sounds involve

The glottis (larynx - vocal cords)

Sometimes called the laryngeal

place of articulation is often divided into a number of catories based on the

Active articulator like

labials, coronals, dorsals, and gutturals

sounds where the active articulator is the lips

• bilabial

• labiodentals

sounds in which the active articulator is either the tongue tip or blade

• dental

• alveolar

• postalveolar

• retroflex

sounds in which the active articulators the tongue body or the back of the tongue

• palatals

• velars

• uvulars

Gutturals involve

• pharyngeals

• epiglottals

• glottals

In pharyngeals whats’s the active articulator?

tongue root

In the epiglottals, what’s the active articulator?

epiglottis

In Gutturals whats’s the active articulator?

larynx