MU158 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Voicelessness, Vocal Folds, Continuant
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Interference can occur at: lips, between lower lip and upper teeth, between tongue and teeth, between tongue and ridge behind teeth (gum ridge, between tongue and hard palate. Lips, teeth, tongue, and palate called articulators because of role in forming consonants. /s/ merely a noise and does not vibrate. Can check whether consonant is voiced by feeling your larynx for vibration while you say it. Most ipa symbols for consonants are same as normal alphabet letters. Different from other consonants because breath moves only through nose rather than mouth. Some spellings: ma, summer, rim now, inner, ban singer, finger, angry, anchor. Hum with even but economical flow of breath. If hum is breathy, vocal folds not working efficiently. Voiceless consonant and a voiced one are produced by articulators in same way. /r/ and /v/ are produced in exactly same way except f/f is voiceless and /v/ is voiced.
