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| − | In [[phonetics]], the '''place of articulation''' refers to the part of the [[ | + | In [[phonetics]], the '''place of articulation''' refers to the part of the [[vocal tract]] where the constriction is made to produce a particular sound. There are eleven commonly-used places of articulation, and a few less commonly used ones. |
| − | ===List of places of articulation=== | + | ===List of main places of articulation=== |
*[[bilabial]] | *[[bilabial]] | ||
*[[labiodental]] | *[[labiodental]] | ||
| − | *[[apicodental]] | + | *[[apicodental]] (also known as "dental" or "interdental") |
*[[alveolar]] | *[[alveolar]] | ||
| − | *[[postalveolar]] | + | *[[postalveolar]] (also known as "alveo-palatal" or "palato-alveolar") |
*[[retroflex]] | *[[retroflex]] | ||
*[[palatal]] | *[[palatal]] | ||
*[[velar]] | *[[velar]] | ||
*[[uvular]] | *[[uvular]] | ||
| + | *[[pharyngeal]] | ||
*[[glottal]] | *[[glottal]] | ||
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| + | ===Less-commonly-used places of articulation=== | ||
| + | *[[alveolopalatal]] | ||
| + | *[[epiglottal]] | ||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, 2 June 2015
In phonetics, the place of articulation refers to the part of the vocal tract where the constriction is made to produce a particular sound. There are eleven commonly-used places of articulation, and a few less commonly used ones.
List of main places of articulation
- bilabial
- labiodental
- apicodental (also known as "dental" or "interdental")
- alveolar
- postalveolar (also known as "alveo-palatal" or "palato-alveolar")
- retroflex
- palatal
- velar
- uvular
- pharyngeal
- glottal
Less-commonly-used places of articulation
Other languages
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