Week 1: Place and Manner Categories

Question 1

bilabial

Answer 1

both lips

Question 2

labiodental

Answer 2

lips and teeth

Question 3

linguadental

Answer 3

tongue and teeth

Question 4

linguaalveolar

Answer 4

tongue-alveolar ridge
e.g. /s/ and /t/

post-alveolar– right behind alveolar ridge
e.g. /sh/

Question 5

linguapalatal

Answer 5

tongue and hard palate

e.g. /y/ in “yellow”

Question 6

linguavelar

Answer 6

tongue and soft palate

e.g. /g/ and /k/

Question 7

glottal

Answer 7

sound made in larynx

e.g. /h/

Question 8

stops

Answer 8

complete stoppage of air in vocal tract

Question 9

nasals

Answer 9

obstructing air in mouth but allowing to flow through nasal cavity

Question 10

fricatives

Answer 10

narrow constriction that air passes through tubulently

e.g. /f/, /v/, /h/

Question 11

affricates

Answer 11

stop followed by a fricative (stop of airflow followed by a constriction)
e.g. /j/ in “jam”

Question 12

approximate

Answer 12

bring articulators together but air flows smoothly

e.g. /y/, /w/, /r/, /l/

Question 13

lateral approximate

Answer 13

linguaalveolar closure at midline but not at the sides of the tongue
e.g. /l/

Question 14

glide

Answer 14

gradually changing articulary shape

e.g. /w/ and /j/

Question 15

rhotic

Answer 15

tongue bunches in the center of the oral cavity