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Articulation
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Edited and Narrated byDr. David F. Maas
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Articulation
Formation of discrete(individual)
speech sounds
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Points of articulation
x Points of the vocal tract involved in
articulation -but which do not move
x Teeth
x Alveolar ridge
x Hard palate
x Soft palate (velum)
x Uvula
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Articulation
Consists of bringing an articulator
into contact with a point ofarticulation
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Tongue- most mobile of all
articulatorsx Can move from front to back
x Can move up and down
x Can move from side to side
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Tongue can be divided into five
regionsx Tongue tip (called apex)
x Tongue front
x Tongue center
x Tongue back ( called dorsum)
x
Tongue root
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Lingual Sounds
Sounds that are articulated with the
tongue
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We oftern designate the part of
tongue involved in articulationx Fronto-adjective indicating front part of the
tongue
x Dorso-adjective indicating back(dorsum)of
the tongue
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Labials
Sounds which are articulated with the
lower lip
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Bi-labial
Bringing the upper and lower lips
together
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Teeth
x Since they are immobile, the upper and the
lower teeth are classified as points of
articulationx Sounds articulated at either the upper or
lower teeth are called Dental
x The term Dental refers to a point ofarticulatiom
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Description of Articulation
x When we describe the articulation of a
speech sound,we indicate both the
articulator and the point of articulationx If the articulator is the lower lip and the
point of articulation is the upper teeth, we
combine the terms labial(for lip) anddental(for teeth) labio-dental
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Labio-dental
Articulator/Point of articulation
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Pronounce the word For
x The initial sound of this word is articulated
with the lower lip touching the upper teeth
x Labio Dental
x Lower lip teeth
x articulator point of articulation
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Pronounce the word through
x The tip of the tongue touches the upper
teeth
x Linguo- Dental
x Tongue teeth
x Articulator point of articulation
x Also called Interdental
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Articulation
x Articulator- Point of articulation
x Labio dental
x Linguo dental
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Articulation Terms
x articulator
x point of articulation
x point of articulationx point of articulation
x articulator
x lower lip
x upper lip
x lower teethx upper teeth
x tongue
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Alveolar Ridge
x Just behind the upper front teeth,there is a gum
ridge called the alveolar ridge
x Sounds articulated at this ridge are calledalveolar sounds or alveolars
x In the pronunciation ofto the tip of the tongue
touches the alveolar ridgex We call this sound linguo -alveolar or apico-
alveolar
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Articulation
x bi-labial
x labio-dental
x interdentalx linguo-alveolar (or
apico-alveolar)
x put
x for
x throughx to
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Palate
x The roof of the mouth is called the palate
x It begins just behind the dorsum of the tongue
and ends above the dorsum of the tonguex Front part since it is hard is callled the hard
palate
x Soft part-located at rear of mouth is called thevelum
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Both hard and soft parts of velum
are points of articulationx Sounds articulated at hard palate are
calledpalatals
x Sounds articulated at the velum are calledvelars
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Uvula
x Refers to the small flexible flap whichhangs
from the back of the velum
x The dorsum(back) of the tongue contactsthe uvula to produce dorso-uvular sounds
x In English the uvula is not an important
point of articulationx In French the r has a uvular trilled sound
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Pronounce the word kit
x The dorsum of the tongue touches the
velum
x We call this a dorso-velar sound
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Identify the following points of
articulation on the diagramx Alveolars
x Dentals
x Labials
x Velars
x
Uvulars
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Maximum Closure
The point of maximum closure in oral
cavity during the production of aspeech sound is also referred to as
the point of articulation
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Impossible sounds
x Apical-uvular
x Labio-palatal
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Pharyngeal Sounds
x In Arabic ,the root of tongue comes in
contact with the back wall of the pharynx
x We call these sounds pharyngeals
x We have no pharyngeal sounds in English
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Nasal Sounds
x Unlike the oral cavity, the size and shape of the
nasal cavity are fixed
x They cannot be modifiedx The nasal cavity is separated from the oral
cavity by the palate
x
Oral sounds resonate in the oral cavityxNasal sounds resonate in the nasal cavity
x m,n, and
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Nasal Quality
x Sounds have a nasal quality if they are
resonated in the nasal cavity
x When the velum is raised the passage intothe nasal cavity is closed
x When the velum lowers a slight nasal
quality will occur
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Pronounce no
x The apex of the tongue touches the alveolar
ridge
x It will register an apico-alveolar sound
x Because the velum drops it resonates in the
nasal cavity
x We call the sound apico-alveolar nasal
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Identify the articulator and point
of articulation for the followingx Lower lip upper lip
x Lower lip upper teeth
x Apex (of tongue)upper teeth
x Apex (of tongue)
alveolar ridge
x Apex(of tongue)
alveolar ridge
x Bi-labial
x Labio-dental
x Interdentalx apico-alveolar
x apico-alveolar nasal