Phonetics: Consonant Manner of Articulation PDF

CONSONANTS – MANNER OF ARTICULATION: LIQUIDS Liquids [l, r] — [l] is a lateral liquid Start to say the word leaf but freeze your mouth at the [l]. If you inhale sharply you should feel air passing along the sides of your tongue. — [r] is a retroflex liquid For many speakers, [r] is articulated in...

CONSONANTS – MANNER OF ARTICULATION: LIQUIDS Liquids [l, r] — [l] is a lateral liquid Start to say the word leaf but freeze your mouth at the [l]. If you inhale sharply you should feel air passing along the sides of your tongue. — [r] is a retroflex liquid For many speakers, [r] is articulated in the alveolar region and for most, the tip of the tongue is curled back (i.e. retroflexed) behind the alveolar ridge. 14 CONSONANTS – MANNER OF ARTICULATION: 6. GLIDES Glides [j, w] you ® [ju] — [j] is palatal — [w] is labio-velar — very small obstruction of airflow: articulators move closer together, but not by very much — very vowel-like — Note the similar position of the tongue when producing the vowel in the middle of year and the [j] at the beginning of it CONSONANTS – MANNER OF ARTICULATION: BEYOND ENGLISH Clicks (These won’t be tested) — Some click languages (Nama, Zulu) http://phonetics.ucla.edu/course/chapter11/zulu/zulu. html — ingressive airstream: air sucked into mouth 16 CONSONANTS – MANNER OF ARTICULATION: BEYOND ENGLISH These won’t be tested. — Trill: rapid vibration — Alveolar trill [r]: Spanish (perro “dog”) — Uvular trill [ʁ]: French (rouge “red”) — Flap [ɾ]: a rapid, single tap of the tongue against the alveolar ridge — Spanish pero “but” — American English [rajɾər] as in writer and rider — British English very CONSONANTS REVIEW Three features used to describe consonants: — Voicing — Place of articulation — Manner of articulation — Take note of the IPA symbols that are different than those used in English orthography. wreath [θ] [j] you [ʒ] measure ring sheep judge [ŋ] [ʃ] [ʤ] breathe [ð] church [ʧ] [Ɂ] uh-oh 18