The manner of articulation

Question 1

What is the manner of articulation?

Answer 1

This is how a phoneme is formed, for example by the stoppage of air.

Question 2

What are plosives?

Answer 2

Plosives are phonemes created when the airflow is blocked for a brief time, followed by a sudden release of air /p/.

Question 3

What are fricatives?

Answer 3

Fricatives are phonemes created when the airflow is only partially obstructed and air moves through the mouth steadily /f/.

Question 4

What are affricates?

Answer 4

Affricates are a combination of a plosive and a fricative such as ch /t∫/

Question 5

What are approximants?

Answer 5

Approximants are consonants produced by bringing one articulator (the tongue or lips) close to another without actually touching it, as in /r/, /w/ and /j/

Question 6

What are nasals?

Answer 6

Nasals are consonants produced by air moving through the nose /m/

Question 7

What are voiced phonemes?

Answer 7

Voiced phonemes are ones in which the vocal cords vibrate.

Question 8

What are voiceless phonemes?

Answer 8

Voiceless phonemes are ones in which the vocal cords do not vibrate.