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Consonant Features ¢ Consonants are distinguished using 3 kinds of features: — Place of Articulation ¢ Where is the consonant produced? ¢ 7 Places of Articulation features (for English) — Voicing ¢ Are the vocal folds vibrating (voiced) or not with air passing freely through glottis (voiceless-...

Consonant Features ¢ Consonants are distinguished using 3 kinds of features: — Place of Articulation ¢ Where is the consonant produced? ¢ 7 Places of Articulation features (for English) — Voicing ¢ Are the vocal folds vibrating (voiced) or not with air passing freely through glottis (voiceless- open glottis)? ¢ Voiced (or +voiced) or Voiceless (or -voiced) — Manner of Articulation ¢ How is the consonant produced? ¢ 6 different Manners of Articulation features (for English) 2 IPA: Consonants – Voicing Note that voicing is the only thing that distinguishes the following pairs of sounds from one another. If you put your hand on your throat (right side, not left side!) while you say these pairs aloud, can you feel the difference between the voiced and voiceless consonants? [v] - [f] vine/fine [s] - [z] seal/zeal [dʒ] - [tʃ] joke/choke [θ] – [ð] breath/breathe [t] - [d] tame/dame [g] - [k] gate/Kate [p] - [b] pear/bear [v] is a ______________ [s] is a ______________ [tʃ] is a ______________ [ð] is a ______________ [t] is a _______________ [g] is a ______________ [p] is a ______________ 3 Consonant Features ¢ Consonants are distinguished using 3 features: — Place of Articulation ¢ Where is the consonant produced? ¢ 7 Paces of Articulation — Voicing ¢ Are the vocal folds vibrating (voiced) or not (voiceless- open glottis)? ¢ Voiced (+) or Voiceless (-) — Manner of Articulation ¢ How is the consonant produced? ¢ 6 different Manners of Articulation (for English) 4