Speech Organs in English Sounds

الجمعة أبريل 01, 2016 10:35 pm

Speech Organs in English Sounds

The Vocal Cords
They are bands of elastic tissues in the larynx.
When the vocal cords are spread apart, the air from the lungs passes between them unimpeded causing a voiceless sound.
When the vocal cords are drawn together, the air from the lungs repeatedly pushes them apart as it passes through, creating a vibration causing a voiced sound.

The Larynx
It is a structure at the top of the wind-pipe from the lungs, which contains the vocal cords.

The Pharynx
It is immediately above the larynx and it is a space behind the tongue reaching up towards the nasal cavity.

The Tongue
It is the most important part of the organs of speech as it has the greatest variety of movement. It is divided into four parts: (1)Tip. (2)Blade. (3)Front. (4)Back.

The lips
They take up various different positions, for example: they can be brought firmly together as in /p/ or /b/ so that they completely block the mouth.

The Teeth
The lower front teeth and the upper front ones are important in speech.

The Palate
It is the roof of the mouth, divided into the soft palate at the back, the hard palate in the middle, and the alveolar ridge, just behind the teeth.

The Alveolar ridge
It is the part of the gums immediately behind the upper front teeth. It is very important as most of the consonant sounds like /b,d,t,n,r,s,z,j,3,d3/ are made with the tongue touching or close to the alveolar ridge.

Aspiration
It is a short period after the explosion of /p,t,k/ when air leaves the mouth without voice.

الجمعة مايو 06, 2016 11:14 pm

Good lesson in English Phonetics
thanks alot

الإثنين مايو 23, 2016 7:42 pm

It is a highly effective topic
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Speech Organs in English Sounds

Speech Organs in English Sounds

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