CSCD 2209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nasal Cavity, Air1, Tenseness
8 Aug 2018
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The consonants of english vocal tract: consonants sounds are produced by obstructing the flow of air as it passes from the lungs through the vocal tract. Describing the features of consonants: place of articulation: place of articulation: we obstruct the flow of air in different places to make different consonants, bilabial sounds, created by obstructing the flow of air with both lips, ex. To form the f sound in fill /f: interdental sounds, created by putting our tongue between our teeth and obstructing the flow of air with the tongue and teeth, ex. S in sack /s: palatal sounds, created as the tongue moved back slightly and is raised to the hard palate of your mouth, just behind the alveolar ridge, ex. T in tack : fricatives: produced w/ a partial obstruction, you create a narrow opening through which you force a steady stream of air, ex.
