Phonetics Concepts

bilabial lips pressed together /b/ /m/

labiodental lip touches teeth /f/

dental tongue touches teeth /th/

post alveolar tongue touches behind alveolar ridge /sh/ /d3/

alveolar tongue tip touches alveolar ridge /s/ /z/

glottal narrow vocal cords /h/

velar tongue touches velum /ng/

palatal front of tongue in alveolar ridge /j/

plosive built up air released /p/ /t/ /k/

fricative air escapes narrow passage /s/ /th/

affricate must be post alveolar /d3/ /ts/

nasal air escapes through nose, soft palate lowered /m/ /n/

lateral approximant continous flow on sides /l/

approximant phonetically like vowels, phonemeically like consonants /r/ /w/ /j/

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