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Phonetics – Places and manner of articulation

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Diagram: A

Place of Articulation: Tip or blade of the tongue & alveolar ridge

Manner of Articulation: Plosive

IPA Symbol(s): [t] [d]

Description: Alveolar plosive

Example: tap, dad

Diagram: B

Place of Articulation: Labials / lips

Manner of Articulation: Nasal stop

IPA Symbol(s): [m]

Description: Bilabial nasal stop

Example: man

Diagram: C

Place of Articulation: Back of the tongue & velum

Manner of Articulation: Plosive

IPA Symbol(s): [k] [g]Description: Velar plosive

Example: kit, gum

Diagram: D

Place of Articulation: Blade of the tongue & palato-alveolar region

Manner of Articulation: Fricative

IPA Symbol(s):

Description: Palato-alveolar fricative

Example: ship, genre

Diagram: E

Place of Articulation: Tip or blade of the tongue & alveolar ridge

Manner of Articulation: Fricative

IPA Symbol(s): [s] [z]

Description: Alveolar fricative

Example: sun, zip

Diagram: F

Place of Articulation: Centre of blade of the tongue & alveolar ridge

Manner of Articulation: Lateral approximantIPA Symbol(s):

Description: Alveolar lateral approximant

Example: late

Diagram: G

Place of Articulation: Labials / lips

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Manner of Articulation: Plosive

IPA Symbol(s): [p] [b]

Description: Bilabial plosive

Example: pin, bin

Diagram: H

Place of Articulation: Tip of the tongue & the alveolar ridge

Manner of Articulation: Nasal stop

IPA Symbol(s): [n]

Description: alveolar nasal stop

Example: not

Diagram: I

Place of Articulation: Tip of the tongue & upper teeth

Manner of Articulation: Fricative

IPA Symbol(s):

Description: Dental fricative

Example: theatre, this

Diagram: J

Place of Articulation: Lower lip & upper teeth

Manner of Articulation: Fricative

IPA Symbol(s): [f] [v]

Description: Labio-dental fricative

Example: fit, vet

Diagram: K

Place of Articulation: Front of the tongue & hard palateManner of Articulation: approximant

IPA Symbol(s): [j]

Description: Palatal approximant

Example: yet

Diagram: L

Place of Articulation: Back of the tongue & velum

Manner of Articulation: Nasal stop

IPA Symbol(s):

Description: Velar nasal stopExample: sing

Diagram: M

Place of Articulation: Blade of the tongue & alveolar ridge

Manner of Articulation: Approximant

IPA Symbol(s):

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Description: Alveolar approximant

Example: rat

Diagram: N

Place of Articulation: Centre or blade of the tongue, alveolar ridge & velum

Manner of Articulation: velarized lateral approximant

IPA Symbol(s):Description: Velarized lateral approximant or Dark l

Example: bottle

Diagram: O

Place of Articulation: Labials / lips, back of the tongue & velum

Manner of Articulation: approximant

IPA Symbol(s): [w]

Description: Labio-velar approximant

Example: one

2. Describe the position and action of the articulators during the production of the given phones:

a.

The tip of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the upper teeth, vocal

cords are vibrating

b. [p]

 A constriction of complete closure is made at the lips, vocal cords are not vibrating

c. [g]

The back of the tongue forms a constriction of complete closure with the velum, vocal cords are

vibrating

d. [t]

The blade of the tongue forms a constriction of complete closure with the alveolar ridge, vocal cords

are not vibrating

e. [h]

The vocal cords are brought into a constriction of close approximation, vocal cords are not vibrating

f.

The blade of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the palato-alveolar

region, vocal cords are not vibrating

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g. [k]

The back of the tongue forms a constriction of complete closure with the velum, vocal cords are not

vibrating

h.

The tip of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the upper teeth, vocal

cords are not vibrating

i. [s]

The tip or blade of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the alveolar

ridge, vocal cords are not vibrating

 j. [b]

 A constriction of complete closure is made at the lips, vocal cords are vibrating

k. [v]

Lower lip is brought close to the upper teeth in a constriction of close approximation, vocal cords are

vibrating

l. [z]

The tip or blade of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the alveolar

ridge, vocal cords are vibrating