Phonetics and Phonology (eng507)
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| Palato-alveolar: This sound is produced with the tongue blade and the back of the alveolar ridge (for example, first sound in each of words like shy, she, show) Palatal: This sound is produced with front of the tongue and the hard palate (such as the first sound in ‘yes’. Velar: This sound is produced with back of the tongue and the soft palate (such ask and g. Topic-026: Manner of Articulation In order to classify a speech sound, one of the most important things that we need to know is what sort of obstruction it makes to the flow of air a vowel makes very little obstruction, while a plosive consonant makes complete obstruction. The type of obstruction is known as the manner of articulation. There are several basic ways to pronounce a consonant sound which are based on the configuration and interaction of the articulators involved. For example, a stop sound pis pronounced by blocking the air passage completely in the oral cavity. Similarly, there are certain parameters for determining the manners of articulation such as stricture, laterality and nasality. Consonantal sounds are divided, in terms of their manner of articulation, into two major types obstruents (such as stops, fricatives and affricates) and Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan Phonetics and Phonology (ENG) VU sonorants (such as nasals, liquids and glides. The possible manners of articulation are described in detail in the next sections. The International Phonetic Association classifies consonants according to their manner and place of articulation. Download 1.01 Mb. Share with your friends:
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