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    Manner of Articulation We stated that in consonant sounds the airflow is interrupted, diverted or restricted as it passes the oral cavity. The respective modifications that are made to a sound are referred to as their manner of articulation. The manner of articulation, therefore, describes how the different speech organs are involved in producing a consonant sound, basically how the airflow is obstructed. Thus, the manner of articulation is a distinctive feature in the English language.

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    Manner of Articulation We stated that in consonant sounds the airflow is interrupted, diverted or restricted as it passes the oral cavity. The respective modifications that are made to a sound are referred to as their manner of articulation. The manner of articulation, therefore, describes how the different speech organs are involved in producing a consonant sound, basically how the airflow is obstructed. Thus, the manner of articulation is a distinctive feature in the English language.

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    Phonetics

    Manner of Articulation
    We stated that in consonant sounds the airflow is interrupted, diverted or restricted as it
    passes the oral cavity. The respective modifications that are made to a sound are referred
    to as their manner of articulation. The manner of articulation, therefore, describes how
    the different speech organs are involved in producing a consonant sound, basically how the
    airflow is obstructed. Thus, the manner of articulation is a distinctive feature in the English
    language.
    These are the different manners of articulation:
    Plosives/stops: In plosives, the speech organs are closed and the oral and nasal cavity
    completely closed blocking off the airstream. The upbuilding pressure in the oral cavity
    is then suddenly released. The audible puff of air that is released is called aspiration.
    Plosives of the English language are /p/, /t/, /k/ (voiceless) and //b/, /d/, /g/ (voiced).
    Affricates: Like with plosives there is a complete blockage of the airstream in the oral
    cavity. But in contrast to said plosives, the blocked-off airstream is not released
    suddenly, but rather slowly causing audible friction. Affricates can, therefore, be divided
    into two parts: a plosive followed by a fricative (as there is closure and friction in the
    same place). But note that affricates are always analyzed as only one phoneme. English
    affricates are /t/ (voiceless) as in cheese and /d/ (voiced) as in jungle.
    Nasals: In nasal sounds the velum (soft palate) is lowered blocking off the oral cavity.
    Air can only escape through the nose. English nasals are /m/, /n/ and // as in sing,
    which are all voiced.
    Fricatives: Fricatives are created when air forces its way through a narrow gap between
    two articulators at a steady pace. They can be divided into two categories: slit fricatives
    and groove fricatives. In slit fricatives the tongue is rather flat (as in /f/, // as
    in thing(voiceless), /v/, // as in this (voiced) ) while in groove fricatives the front of the
    tongue forms the eponymous groove (/s/ as in seal, // as in shock (voiceless), /z/ as
    in zero, //as in measure (voiced)).
    Laterals: The tip of the tongue is pressed onto the alveolar ridge. The rims of the tongue
    are lowered so that the air escapes over the lowered tongue rims. The only English
    lateral sound is /l/ (voiced).
    Approximants: The name approximants refers to the fact that the articulators involved
    approach each another without actually touching. There are three approximants in the
    English language: /j/ as in you, /w/ as in we and /r/ as in rise (all voiced). Approximants
    are often referred to as semi-vowels (or glides) as they represent the twilight zone
    between consonants and vowels.
    Follow this link for further information and useful definitions:
    http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/johnm/sid/sidhome.htm

    Here you can see the IPA chart for consonant sounds:
    http://www.phonetics.ucla.edu/course/chapter1/consonants1.html

    Exercises
    Manner of Articulation Exercise I
    Manner of Articulation Exercise 1b
    Manner of Articulation Exercise 1c
    Manner of Articulation Exercise 4

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