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    The document describes different types of consonants categorized by where in the mouth airflow is blocked or constricted to produce them. It covers bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, post-alveolar, palatal, velar, and glottal consonants, providing examples of each in English. For each category, it explains the place of articulation and lists the relevant English consonant sounds.

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    The document describes different types of consonants categorized by where in the mouth airflow is blocked or constricted to produce them. It covers bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, post-alveolar, palatal, velar, and glottal consonants, providing examples of each in English. For each category, it explains the place of articulation and lists the relevant English consonant sounds.

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    The document describes different types of consonants categorized by where in the mouth airflow is blocked or constricted to produce them. It covers bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, post-alveolar, palatal, velar, and glottal consonants, providing examples of each in English. For each category, it explains the place of articulation and lists the relevant English consonant sounds.

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    Bilabial

    Bilabial consonants occur when you block/constrict airflow out of the mouth by bringing your lips
    together.

    English contains the following three bilabial consonants:

    /p/ as in “purse” and “rap“

    /b/ as in “back” and “cab“

    /m/ as in “mad” and “clam“

    Labio-Dental

    Labio-dental consonants occur when you block/constrict airflow by curling your lower lip back and
    raising it to touch your upper row of teeth.

    English contains the following two labio-dental sounds:

    /f/ as in “fro” and “calf“

    /v/ as in “vine” and “have”

    Dental

    Dental consonants occur when you block/constrict airflow by placing your slimy tongue against your
    upper teeth.

    English contains the following two labio-dental sounds:

    /θ/ as is “thick” and “bath“

    /ð/ as in “the” and “rather”

    Alveolar

    The alveolar ridge is where your teeth meet your gums.

    You create Alveolar consonants when you raise your tongue to the alveolar ridge to block or constrict
    airflow.

    The English alveolar consonants are as follows:

    /n/ as in “no” and “man“

    /t/ as in “tab” and “rat“

    /d/ as in “dip” and “bad“

    /s/ as in “suit” and “bus“

    /z/ as in “zit” and “jazz“

    /l/ as in “luck” and “fully”


    Post-Alveolar

    When you retract your tongue back just a bit from the alveolar ridge, the sounds change enough to
    be recognized as distinct consonants.

    So post-alveolar consonants are those that occur when the tongue blocks or constricts airflow at the
    point just beyond the alveolar ridge.

    The post-alveolar english consonants are as follows:

    /ʃ/ as in “shot” or “brash”

    /ʒ/ as in “vision” or “measure”

    /tʃ/ as in “chick” or “match”

    /dʒ/ as in “jam” or “badge“

    Palatal

    The roof of your mouth is the hard palate. You may know it as “the place that burns like hell when I
    eat pizza that is too hot.”

    You create Palatal consonants when you raise the tongue to this point and constrict airflow.

    English has only one palatal consonant:

    /j/ as in “yes” and “bayou”

    Velar

    Behind your hard palate you have the velum or soft palate. Unlike the bony hard palate in front of it,
    the this consists of soft, mucousy tissue.

    You make Velar Consonants when you raise the back of your tongue to the velum to block or restrict
    airflow.

    English has the following velar consonants:

    /ŋ/ as in “going” and “uncle” (note that the ‘n sound’ in these words is NOT made at the alveolar
    ridge, which is why it is distinct from /n/).

    /k/ as in “kite” and “back“

    /g/ as in “good” and “bug“

    /w/ as in “wet” and “howard”

    Glottal

    The glottis is actually two vocal folds (i.e. vocal cords). It acts as a sort of bottle cap to your windpipe.
    Inhale and then hold your breath for a few seconds while keeping your mouth open. What you are
    actually doing to keep the air from expelling out of your lungs by closing your glottis.

    Glottal consonants aren’t actually consonants; they just play consonant roles in the language. In
    English, the following things happen at the glottis:

    /h/ as in “hi” and “Bahamas.” Say these words and notice how you’re not actually constricting or
    blocking airflow for this /h/ sound. You’re just exhaling a little bit harder than you would for a normal
    vowel sound in transition to the following vowel sound.

    /?/ – This is actually the culprit behind many of the “silent syllables” we discussed in the first lesson.
    For example, in the phrase “wha(t) time is it?” the /t/ in “what” is dropped and the vowel sound
    before it is closed at the glottis.

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