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Tuesday, March 4, 2014


The classification and description of speech sound I  Consonants of English

 Speech sounds are very broadly divided into two categories: Vowels & Consonants.
When we produce some sounds, air escapes through the mouth with friction and these sounds are called ‘consonants.

Any consonants can be described by three ways.
  1. According to the position of glottis they are considered whether they are voiced or voiceless.  
  2. According to the stricture involved in articulation, Plosive, affricate, nasal, fricative, etc. are labels given to consonants.
  3. According to their places of articulation. Consonants can be described as Bilabial, Velar, Alveolar, Post-Alveolar, Labio-dental, Dental, Palato, Palatal, Glottal
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