constriction Flashcards
fricatives
consonants with a hissing or buzzing sound
forces air through a very narrow opening in oral cavity
voiceless fricatives
[ f ] –> far
[ θ ] –>
[ s ] –> sit
[ ʃ ] –>
[ h ] –> hat
voiced fricatives
[ v ] –> vote
[ ð ] –>
[ z ] –> zit
[ ʒ ] –>
oral stops
consonants that cannot be audibly prolonged
air in vocal tract is completely obstructed
voiceless stops
[ p ] –> pat
[ t ] –> this
[ k ] –> cook
voiced stops
[ b ] –> bed
[ d ] –> dog
[ ɡ ] –> good
nasals
consonants with a closed oral cavity airflow in nasal cavity (air flows out nose)
voiced nasals
[ m ] –> mat
[ n ] –> not
[ ŋ ] –> sing
affricates
consonants with combo of oral stop + fricative
like a stop but with slow release
ex) [ ʧ ]: chop
[ ʤ ]: jump
voiceless affricate
[ ʧ ] –> ch (chop)
voiced affricate
[ ʤ ]–> j (joy)
liquids
consonants with smooth flowing quality
lateral or retroflex
lateral liquid
air moving along sides of tongue but blocked in center of oral tract
[ l ] –> luck, lion
*voiced
retroflex liquid
tip of tongue bends back behind alveolar ridge
[ ɹ ] –> red, riot
*voiced
glides
quickly pronounced articulated vowel
palatal [ j ] or labiovelar [ w ]