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Consonants in English (24 consonants) - Coggle Diagram
Consonants in English (24 consonants)
an audible frictional noise accompanies during the articulation.
sounds in the production of which there is an obstruction of the air passes narrowing the oral cavity.
Classification of Consonants
the position of the soft palate
Nasal - soft palate is lowered. Air passes trough the nose.
Oral - soft plate is raised. Air cannot pass through nose
state of glottis
vocal cords are pulled together. Voiced
vocal cords are apart at the back and pulled together at the front. Whisper
vocal cords are pulled apart. Voiceless
vocal cords assume the voicing state but are relaxed. Murmur
manner of articulation
sonorants
obstruent
air stream mechanism
places of articulation
alveolar
by raising the tip of the tongue towards the alveolar.
palato- alveolar
by raising the blade of the tongue towards the alveolar.
dental
by touching the upper front teeth with the tip of the tongue.
palatal
produced in the back towards the velum.
labio-dental
when the lower lip is raised towards the upper front teeth.
glottal
produced when the air pass through the golttis.
bilabial
two lips come together.
velar
by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate.