Phonetics is the study of speech sounds and has four main branches: articulatory, combinatorial, acoustic, and auditory phonetics. The document discusses the organs of speech which produce speech sounds, including the lungs, larynx, pharynx, and nasal cavity. It also examines the articulators in the oral cavity, categorizing the tongue, palate, teeth and lips as active articulators and the hard palate, soft palate, and uvula as passive articulators.

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2. PHONETICS Articulatory Phonetics. Combinatorial Phonetics. Acoustic Phonetics. Auditory Phonetics. BRANCHES OF PHONETICS Phonetics gives us the pedagogical tools to teach our students How to pronounce correctly the English sounds.

3. THE ORGANS OF SPEECH The term organs of speech refer to those parts of the human body which are concerned un various ways with the production of speech. The organs that participate in the production of the speech are: The lung: The larynx: The pharynx: The nasal cavity:

4. THE ARTICULATORS OF THE ORAL CAVITY The articulators are situated in or surrounding the oral cavity, they are the tongue, palate, teeth and lips. ACTIVE ARTICULATORS PASSIVE ARTICULATORS LIPS TONGUE TEETH HARD PALATE SOFT PALATE UVULA