Places of Articulation
This part of the mouth is also called the soft palate.
What is the velar region?
This type of articulation is formed through friction between two approximated articulators.
What is fricative?
"Picture" pronounced "pitcher"
What is exclusion?
American pronunciation requires a raised tongue tip and British pronunciation requires a tongue tip rapidly flicked against the alveolar ridge.
What are retroflex "r" and flipped "r"?
This symbol is named for a Greek letter and is the initial sound in "thing."
What is theta?
When a phoneme is created using both lips, it is referred to with this term.
What is bilabial?
This type of articulation requires air flowing through the nose and phonation of the vocal folds.
What is nasal?
"Calm" pronounced as [kalm].
What is inclusion?
The American pronunciation of this unstressed sound involves more rounding and a hint of a raised tongue tip. British pronunciation of this unstressed sound involves a low and released tongue tip.
This phoneme is named for the sound created and is the final sound in the word "song."
What is "eng"?
V and F are both examples of consonants created with these two articulators.
What is Labio-dental?
This type of articulation is a combination of explosion of airflow and friction of airflow.
What is affricate?
"Amen" without a clear "n"
The American pronunciation of this combination of consonants may or may not involve the glottis, but the British pronunciation must involve the glottis.
What is "wh"?
This fricative consonant is the initial sound in the word "sure."
What is "esh"?
This is the hard, curved space behind the top teeth and hard palate.
What is the alveolar ridge?
This type of articulation is a consonant but is closely related to the vowel that follows.
What is a glide?
"Away" pronounced with a stress on the first syllable
What is mis-stress?
American uses ___ in "grand," but British uses ____ in "grand."
What are "ae" and "a"?
The combination of two vowels in one syllable that are treated as one element.
What is a diphthong?
This is the space between the vocal folds, often misused to describe "hard" consonants.
What is glottis?
The only types of articulation that fit in this subcategory are fricative, nasal, lateral, and trill.
What is continuant?
"Espresso" pronounced as "expresso"
What is substitution?
The term for British approach to pronunciation of English words in American art song, oratorio, or early musical theater.
What is mid-Atlantic?
What is received pronunciation?
The two stressed vowels in the words "gray chaos."