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The Organs of Speech: Prof. Argenis A. Zapata Fonética y Fonología Inglesa I (B-2005)

This document provides a list of the anatomical organs involved in speech production and the terminology used to describe them. It includes names of organs like the tongue, lips, teeth, soft palate, larynx, trachea, lungs and vocal cords. It also lists criteria for classifying consonant sounds, such as place of articulation (bilabial, dental, velar), manner of articulation (plosive, nasal, fricative), and features like voicing and force of air. The purpose is to introduce students to phonetic terminology for analyzing the sounds of language.

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The Organs of Speech: Prof. Argenis A. Zapata Fonética y Fonología Inglesa I (B-2005)

This document provides a list of the anatomical organs involved in speech production and the terminology used to describe them. It includes names of organs like the tongue, lips, teeth, soft palate, larynx, trachea, lungs and vocal cords. It also lists criteria for classifying consonant sounds, such as place of articulation (bilabial, dental, velar), manner of articulation (plosive, nasal, fricative), and features like voicing and force of air. The purpose is to introduce students to phonetic terminology for analyzing the sounds of language.

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Prof. Argenis A.

Zapata
Fonética y Fonología Inglesa I (B-2005)

Universidad de Los Andes


Facultad de Humanidades y Educación
Escuela de Idiomas Modernos

The Organs of Speech

Names of the Organs of Speech

The organs of speech /Di • "O…rg´nz• ´v• \spi…tS/ The nasal cavity [D´ "neIz:` \ kÓœv´ti] or nasal
An alveolus /´n • œl\ vi…´l´s/ passage [D´ "neIz:` \ pÓœsIdZ]
The Adam's apple [Di • \ œd´mz • Æœp:`] The oesophagus or esophagus /Di I\ sÅf´g´s/
The air stream /Di • \ E´r• Æstri…m/ The pharyngeal cavity [D´ f´"rIndZ:` \ kÓœv´ti]
The alveolar ridge /Di • œl"vi…´l´r \ rIdZ/ The pharynx /D´ \ fœrINks / (or /D´ \ ferINks /)
The alveoli /Di • œl\ vi…´laI/ The rims of the tongue /D´ "rImz • ´v D´ \ tøN/

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Prof. Argenis A. Zapata
Fonética y Fonología Inglesa I (B-2005)

The apex /Di • \ eIpIks/ The root of the tongue /D´ "ru…t • ´v D´ `tøN/
The back of the tongue /D´ "bœk • ´v D´ \ tøN/ The soft palate /D´ "sÅft \ pœlIt/ or velum
The blade of the tongue /D´ "bleId • ´v D´ \ tøN/ /"vi…l´m/
The epiglottis /Di • epI\ glÅtIs/ The tip of the tongue /D´ "tIp • ´v D´ \ tøN/
The front of the tongue /D´ "frønt • ´v D´ \ tøN/ The tongue /D´ \ tøN/
The glottis /D´ \ glÅtIs/ (or [\ glA|Is]) The trachea /D´ \ treIki´ / or windpipe
The hard palate /D´ "hA…rd \ pœlIt/ / "wIndÆpaIp/
The larynx //D´ \ lœrINks / (or /D´ \ lerINks /) The upper lip /Di • "øp´r \ lIp/
The lower lip /D´ "lO…´r \ lIp/ The upper teeth /Di • "øp´r \ ti…T /
The lower teeth /D´ "lO…´r \ ti…T/ The uvula /D´ \ ju…vj´l´ /
The lungs /D´ \ løNz/ The vocal apparatus [D´ "voUkl` \ œp´r´t´s] or
The mouth cavity /D´ \ mAUT Ækœv´ti/ the vocal tract [D´ "voUk:` \ trœkt]
The vocal cords [D´ "voUk:` `kÓO…rdz] or vocal
folds [D´ "voUk:` \ foU:dz]

Names of the Criteria and Features Used to Classify and Describe the Production of
Consonant Sounds
Place of articulation ["pleIs• ´v• A…rtIkj´\leISn`] Voicing /'vOIsIN/
bilabial /baI"leIbi´l/ voiced /'vOIst/
labiodental [ÆleIbioU"dent:`] voiceless /'vOIsl´s/ or unvoiced /øn"vOIst/
dental ["dent:`] devoiced /dI"vOIst/
alveolar /œl"vi…´l´r / Force of air /"fO…rs • ´v• \ E´r/
postalveolar /ÆpoUstœl"vi…´l´r / fortis ['fO…rtIs] (or ['fO…r|Is])
palatoalveolar [Æpœl´toUœ:"vi…´l´r] or lenis /'li…nIs/
alveopalatal [Æœ:vioU"pœl´t:`] Manner of articulation ["mœn´r• ´v• A…rtIkj´\ leISn`]
palatal ["pœl´t:`] plosive /'ploUsIv/ or stop [stÅp]
velar /'vi…l´r / fricative /'frIk´tIv/
labiovelar /ÆleIbioU'vi…l´r/ affricate /'œfrIkIt/
glottal ["glÅt:`] (or ["glA|:`]) nasal ["neIz:`] approximant [´"prÅksIm´nt]
lateral / "lœt´r´:/
frictionless continuant ["frIktSn`l´s k´n`tÓInju´nt]

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