The articulation of consonants

Question 1

What is meant by place of articulation?

Phonetic and phological description

Answer 1

phonetic description: we want to spesify which part of the lower articulators is raised towards which part of the upper articulators
phonological: what is unpredictable
place of articulation means where in the mouth we articulate the consonants

Question 2

what is force of articulation

Answer 2

How much force is iused when we articulate the consonants. Fortis/ lenis

Question 3

What does voice vs. voicless mean?

Answer 3

In a word like leaving the /v/ is voiced as opposed to the voiceless /f/ in leafing. But in the word leave the /v/ is hardly voiced wheras the /f/ in leaf is voiced. /F/ i articulated with greater force than /v/

Question 4

What is the difference between syllable final fortis and lenis consonants and vowels in regards to fortis and lenis?

Answer 4

the diffrence between syllable final fortis and lenis is the influence they have on the length of the preceding syllabic segment

Question 5

What is manner of articulation

Answer 5

How the consonants are articulated