LINB09H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Alveolo-Palatal Consonant, Velar Nasal, Linguolabial Consonant
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Consonant are described in 3 ways: place, manner, voice. Consonants are formed by creating a constriction in the vocal tract; the place of articulation is defined as the part of the vocal tract having the greatest constriction. The vocal tract consists of the organs above the larynx: the pharynx, the oral cavity, and nasal cavity. The major constriction, which may be a complete or partial closure, is made by the articulators coming together: generally, by a lower articulator moving towards an upper articulator. The lower articulators are elements of the lower jaw- the lower lip, the lower teeth, and the tongue. The upper articulators are the upper lip, the upper teeth, the palate, the velum, the uvula and the rear wall of the pharynx. Labial sounds are made with one or both lips and include bilabials, labiodentals and linguo- labials. The lower lip articulate with the upper lip to form a bilabial consonant.
