Sounds of Speech Flashcards
alveolar
consonants formed when the tongue is placed beind the aveolar ridge, ridge of tissue just above the back side of teeth. /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/, /l/
palatal
consonants formed when the tongue is pulled back on the roof of the mouth /sh/, /zh/, /ch/, /j/, /y/, /r/
velar
consonants made with the tongue raised against the soft palate in the back of the throat /k/, /g/, /ng/, /wh/, /w/
glottal
consonant sound made in the throat /h/
obstruents
consonants with full obstruction of the airflow
sonorants
consonants with more vowel-like resonance
voiced stops
/b/, /d/, /g/
unvoiced stops
/p/, /t/, /k/
voiced glides
/w/, (/w/)
liquids
speech sounds where air is obstructed but not enough to cause friction /l/, /r/
bilabial stops
/p/, /b/
bilabial nasals
/m/
bilabial glides
/wh/, /w/
labiodental fricatives
/f/, /v/
interdental fricatives
/th/, /th/