Consonant Production

Question 1

Place of articulation

Answer 1

The articulatory point in the vocal tract where sounds of consonants are produced.

Question 2

Example of place of articulation

Answer 2

An example would be dental where the place of articulation is the front teeth and the articulator is the tongue tip. Example of dental is “that” or a labio-dental like the word “van.”

Question 3

Manner of articulation

Answer 3

The process of articulation used in the production of sounds.

Question 4

Examples of manner of articulation

Answer 4

This could be a stop, where there’s a blockage of the outgoing airflow in the oral cavity like “b” in bat and “t” in ton.

Question 5

Voicing

Answer 5

The result of vocal cord vibrations

Question 6

Example of voicing

Answer 6

An example is the bilabial “b” or alveolar “d” where saying these vibrates the vocal cords.

Question 7

One example of ALL

Answer 7

The “b” in bat has a label of bilabial where the place of articulation is the lip and the articulator is the lip. The manner of the articulation is a stop and it is voiced, meaning that it vibrates our vocal cords.

Question 8

Sum up FACTORS of phonetics

Answer 8

1. Place of articulation
2. Manner of articulation
3. Voicing