Speech

IPA

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What does IPA stands for?

International Phonetic Alphabet

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How to pronounce /j/

y

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How to pronounce /ʒ/?

zh

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How to pronounce /θ/?

silent th

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How to pronounce /dʒ/?

j

Place of Articulation

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These sounds, like /p/ and /b/, are produced using both lips.

Bilabials

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This place of articulation involves the tongue touching the bony ridge behind the upper teeth.

Alveolar

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Sounds like /f/ and /v/ are formed by the interaction of the lower lip and the upper teeth.

Labiodental

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This is the place of articulation for the sound /k/ and /g/, where the back of the tongue touches the soft palate.

Velar

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These sounds are produced in the space between the vocal folds.

Glottal

Manner of Articulation

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These sounds are produced by completely stopping the airflow and then releasing it suddenly.

Stops

2

This manner involves creating friction by forcing air through a narrow channel in the vocal tract, like /s/ or /f/.

Fricative

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These sounds are produced by lowering the velum and allowing air to pass through the nasal cavity.

Nasals

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A complex sound that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, such as "ch" or "j."

Affricates

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This manner describes "vowel-like" consonants where the vocal tract is relatively open, such as /w/ and /j/.

Approximant

Read in IPA

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/kaʊ/

cow

2

/ʃɪp/

ship

3

/ˈfəʊtoʊɡræf/

photograph

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/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

thinking

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/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

explanation

Manner + Place

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A voiceless bilabial stop.

/p/

2

A voiced alveolar nasal.

/n/

3

A voiceless labiodental fricative.

/f/

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A voiced velar stop.

/g/

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A voiceless post-alveolar affricate.

/tʃ/