Phonetics

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Phonetics

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The study of characteristics of speech sounds

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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

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An alphabetic system of phonetic notation based on Latin

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Received Pronunciation’ (RP)

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The proper term to describe the regionally neutral accent used by many middle-class speakers in the UK, particularly in England

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Vocal tract

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The area from the nose and the nasal cavity down to the vocal cords deep in the throat

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Articulators

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any vocal organ that takes part in the production of a speech sound

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Place of articulation

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In articulatory phonetics, the place of articulation of a consonant is a location along the vocal tract where its production occurs. It is a point where a constriction is made between an active and a passive articulator.

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Bilabial sounds

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Sounds involving both lips

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Alveolar

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relating to the particular speech sound made when the human tongue tip touches the roof of the mouth near the front teeth or the teeth ridge directly behind them

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Labio-dentals

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made with the lips and teeth, for example f and v

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Inter-dental

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situated or placed between the teeth

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Palato-alveolar

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articulated with the blade or tip of the tongue approaching or touching the alveolar ridge and the main body of the tongue near the hard palate

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Palatal sound

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a consonant sound produced by raising the blade, or front, of the tongue toward or against the hard palate just behind the alveolar ridge

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Velar sound

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made by the tongue touching the velum

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Glottal place

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Produced by air passing from the windpipe through the vocal cords

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Manner of articulation

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is the configuration and interaction of the articulators when making a speech sound

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Fricatives

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denoting a type of consonant made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening, producing a turbulent air flow

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Affricates

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a phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation

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Liquids

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a consonant sound in which the tongue produces a partial closure in the mouth, resulting in a resonant, vowel-like consonant

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Glides

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speech sounds where the airstream is frictionless and is modified by the position of the tongue and the lips

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Approximants

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a sound that is produced by bringing one articulator in the vocal tract close to another without, however, causing audible friction

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Vocal cords

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folds of membranous tissue that project inward from the sides of the larynx to form a slit across the glottis in the throat, and whose edges vibrate in the airstream to produce the voice

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Glottis

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the part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction

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Rounded

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the production of a sound with the lips rounded

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Unrounded

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To change (a vowel) so that it is no longer round

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Diphthongs

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a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another

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Monophthong

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a vowel that has a single perceived auditory quality