Place of Articulation Flashcards
1
Q
Bilabial
A
Lower lip and upper lip.
2
Q
Labio-dental
A
Lower lip and upper teeth.
3
Q
Dental
A
Tip of the tongue and upper teeth.
4
Q
Alveolar
A
Blade (or tip and blade) and alveolar ridge.
5
Q
Post-alveolar
A
Tip of the tongue and back part of the alveolar ridge.
6
Q
Palatal
A
Front of the tongue and the hard palate.
7
Q
Velar
A
Back of the tongue and the velum.
8
Q
Glottal
A
The first pair of articulators from the bottom to the top, are the vocal folds. They are both active articulators and as the space between them is called “glottis” the name of the consonant is this. There is only one phoneme /h/ and a …. which is the glottal stop
