Consonants And Coarticulation

Question 0

Be able to define coarticulation contrast anticipatory coarticulation with retentive coarticulation

Answer 0

Coarticulation-articulation of any sound is influenced by the sounds that precede and follow it
Anticipatory coarticulation-articulators start moving toward the next sound while producing the first one
Retentive coarticulation-articulation feature from previous sound effects to current one

Question 1

How do we find a consonant?

Answer 1

• based on position in a syllable
• based on position in a word
• based on its relationship to vowels
• methods of describing consonant position

Question 2

Know the classification of consonant sounds able to classify consonants into their place, manner, and voicing classes

Answer 2

Place: the location or place of construction in the vocal tract
Manner: the degree or type of closure
Voicing: if the vocal folds are or are not vibrating