Phonetics: The Sounds of Language

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Every person has a specialized speech system used to pronounce a wide variety of sounds. These sounds stands for a linguistics' branch called Phonetics.

PHONETICS /fəˈnɛtɪks/

Consonant articulation

The tongue

The major places of articulation used in speech are in the consonant articulation. Besides, the tongue is the primary articulating organ of the final utterance.

Sound Classes

Glides

Although they function as consonant sounds, they stand for a property to articulate rapidly not only consonant but vowels.

Vowels and Consonants

Conosonants

Not Syllabic

Less sonorous

Narrow or complete closure of the vocal tract

Vowels

Syllabic

More sonorous

Obstruction in the vocal tract

The SPS enables the Speech production through an air supply (produced by the lungs) and a serie of filters (the pharynx,the oral cavity and the nasal cavity).

The Sound producing System

The glottal States

There are 4 positions of the vocal folds

Murmur

Whisper

Voiced

Voiceless

The larynx

This organ is the sound source where the vocal fords are located.

Phonetics transcription

Segments

These features are subunits of a word that reflect the articulatory aspects individually.

International Phonetic Alphabet

The IPA is considered as the best known transcription system. It consists of a symbol for each single sound.