Place of articulation

In phonetics, the place of articulation refers to the part of the mouth where the tongue is placed to produce a particular sound. There are about ten commonly used places of articulation, and a few less commonly used ones.

List of places of articulation

• bilabial
• labiodental
• apicodental
• alveolar
• postalveolar
• retroflex
• palatal
• velar
• uvular
• glottal

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