LINGUIST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: English Orthography, Record Producer, Vocal Folds
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Description of speech sounds ***know these questions**: what is the state of the glottis, where is the sound produced, how is the sound produced, can differ for different languages . Vocal folds apart = air passes freely through: Vocal folds together = air causes vibration: Examples: p ad, t ip, c oat, s ip, sh ip, ch ipper, th igh, f ine. Examples: b ad, d ip, g oat, z ip, g enre, j am, th y, v ine. Sound made with lips and teeth together. Sounds made with your tongue between the teeth. State of the glottis is voiced in one and voiceless in the other: alveolar word. Sounds made with the tongue being placed on or near the alveolar ridge (on roof of the mouth, behind top teeth) Sounds made with the body of the tongue rising to the roof of the mouth (the palate).