Lecture 3 - English Consonants

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Consonants
There are 24 consonants in English
and they can be classified according to:
Place of articulation
Manner of articulation
Voicing
Bilabial : (upper lip + lower lip)
/ p, b, m, w/
2. Labiodental: (lower lip + upper teeth)
/ f, v /
3. Dental: (tongue + teeth)
/ , /
4. Alveolar: (alveolar ridge + tongue)
/ t, d, s, z, l, n/

[pleIs v ¿:tIkjU`leISn]
[pleIs ±v ¿:tIkjU`leISn]
5. Palato-alveolar: (hard palate +
alveolar ridge + tongue)
/ , , , ,  /
6. Palatal: (hard palate + tongue)
/ j /
7. Velar: (soft palate + tongue)
/ k, g,  /
8. Glottal: (vocal cords) / h /
Stop (Plosive): (complete closure + sudden
release)
/ p, b, t, d, k, g /
2. Fricative: (Narrowing resulting in audible
friction)
/ f, v, , , s, z, , , /
3. Affricate: (closure + low separation)
/ ,  /
[`mæn± ±v ¿:tIkjU`leISn]
[`mæn± ±v ¿:tIkjU`leISn]
4. Nasal: (complete closure + air escape
through nose)
/ m, n,  /
5. Lateral: (closure in mouth centre + air escape
at tongue sides)
/ l /
6. Approximant: (slight narrowing but not
enough to cause friction)
/ w, j, r /
[vIsI]
Description of English consonants
1. [b] 7. [f] 13. [S] 19. [N]
2. [p] 8. [v] 14. [Z] 20. [l]
3. [d] 9. [T] 15. [tS] 21. [w]
4. [t] 10.[D] 16. [dZ] 22. [j]
5. [g] 11.[s] 17. [m] 23. [r]
6. [k] 12. [z] 18. [n] 24. [h]
Classification of consonants