Place of articulation

1. Shah Abdul Latif University
Ghotki Campus
 Roll no : GC -18 BS - CS -008
 Name : Zafarullah kolachi
 Caste : Kolachi
 Assignment : Place of articulation
 Subject : Phonetic & phonology

2.  Place of articulation

3.  Sounds
There are seven types of sound
1. Bilabial sound
2. Labiodental sound
3. Dental sound
4. Alveolar sound
5. Palatals sound
6. Velars sound
7. Glotal sound

4.  Bilabial sound
• when lower lip articulates with upper lip the sound are
produced is called bilabial sound
– For example
• initial sounds pat, bat ,world
• least sound tap ,nap ,lab
• [b] ,[p],[w],[m]
• voiced sound : [b],[w],[m]
• voiceless sound : [p]

5.  Labiodental sound
• when lower lip articulates with upper teeth the sound are
produced are called Labiodental sound
• For example
– initial sound victory , flower
– [f],[v],
– voiced sound : [v],
– voiceless sound : [f]

6.  Dental sound
• when tip of tounge touch is back of upper teeth the sound
is produced are called dental sound
– For example
• initial sound thin , thick , this , there
• [θ],[ծ]
– voiced sound : [ծ]
– voiceless sound : [θ]

7.  Alveolar sound
• these sound are formed / produced with the front part of
the tounge on the alveolar ridge
– For example
• initial sound top , dip , sit , zoo , na , ring
• [t] , [d] ,[s] , [z] , [n] , [l] , [r]
• voiced sound : [d],[z],[n],[l],[r]
• voiceless sound : [t],[s]

8.  Palatal sound
• Sound produced with tounge and the palate are called
palatal / alveo-palats
– For example
• initial sound choose , shoes , charch and middle sound treasure ,
pleasure
• [tᶋ] , [ᶋ] , [ᵹ] , [ᶁᵹ] , [j]
» voiced sound : [ᵹ] , [ᶁᵹ] , [j]
• voiceless sound : [tᶋ] , [ᶋ]

9.  Velar sound
• sound produced with back of tounge against velum / soft
plate are called velar
– For example
• kite , gun , ping , pong
• [ᶄ] , [ᶃ] , [ᶇ]
• voiced sound : [ᶃ] , [ᶇ]
• voiceless : [ᶄ]

10.  Glottal sound
• when the glottis open and their no manipulation of the air
passing out of the mouth is called glottal dound
• for example
– house , who , [h]
– voiceless sound : [h]

11. By : Zafarullah kolachi
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