Phonetics and Phonology (eng507)
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| Further readings on this section - Chapter 6 of the textbook (A Course in Phonetics by Peter Ladefoged and Keith Johnson) - Chapter 2 of the additional reading book (English Phonetics and Phonology-A Practical Course by Peter Roach Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan Phonetics and Phonology (ENG) VU Lesson-19 PHONATION At the end of this section, the students will be able to • EXPLAIN various aspects of phonation and states of the glottis during the production of speech sounds. Topic-095: Introduction to Phonation The position of larynx (also known as sound box) and the vocal folds inside larynx are very important in the description of speech sounds. ‘Phonation’ is a technical term used for describing the forms of vibration of the vocal folds (or vocal cords) and the process is more commonly known as voicing. The glottis (which is defined as the space between the vocal folds) can assume a number of shapes (such as voiced, voiceless, murmuring and creaky positions. The most common positions of vocal folds are used to describe the two possible features of consonant sounds by considering sounds to be either voiceless with the vocal folds apart (such asp and tor voiced with the folds nearly together so that they will vibrate when air passes between them (such as band g. These glottal states are important in the description of speech sounds in particular languages and in the description of pathological voices. The process of phonation is also known as voicing and laryngeal activity. Download 1.01 Mb. Share with your friends:
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