Phonetics Places and manner of articulation

Diagram: A
Place of Articulation: Tip or blade of the tongue & alveolar ridge
Manner of Articulation: Plosive
IPA Symbol(s): [t] [d]
Description: Alveolar plosive
Example: tap, dad
Diagram: B
Place of Articulation: Labials / lips
Manner of Articulation: Nasal stop
IPA Symbol(s): [m]
Description: Bilabial nasal stop
Example: man
Diagram: C
Place of Articulation: Back of the tongue & velum
Manner of Articulation: Plosive
IPA Symbol(s): [k] [g]
Description: Velar plosive
Example: kit, gum
Diagram: D
Place of Articulation: Blade of the tongue & palato-alveolar region
Manner of Articulation: Fricative
IPA Symbol(s):
Description: Palato-alveolar fricative
Example: ship, genre
Diagram: E
Place of Articulation: Tip or blade of the tongue & alveolar ridge
Manner of Articulation: Fricative
IPA Symbol(s): [s] [z]
Description: Alveolar fricative
Example: sun, zip
Diagram: F
Place of Articulation: Centre of blade of the tongue & alveolar ridge
Manner of Articulation: Lateral approximant
IPA Symbol(s):
Description: Alveolar lateral approximant
Example: late
Diagram: G
Place of Articulation: Labials / lips

Manner of Articulation: Plosive

IPA Symbol(s): [p] [b]
Description: Bilabial plosive
Example: pin, bin
Diagram: H
Place of Articulation: Tip of the tongue & the alveolar ridge
Manner of Articulation: Nasal stop
IPA Symbol(s): [n]
Description: alveolar nasal stop
Example: not
Diagram: I
Place of Articulation: Tip of the tongue & upper teeth
Manner of Articulation: Fricative
IPA Symbol(s):
Description: Dental fricative
Example: theatre, this
Diagram: J
Place of Articulation: Lower lip & upper teeth
Manner of Articulation: Fricative
IPA Symbol(s): [f] [v]
Description: Labio-dental fricative
Example: fit, vet
Diagram: K
Place of Articulation: Front of the tongue & hard palate
Manner of Articulation: approximant
IPA Symbol(s): [j]
Description: Palatal approximant
Example: yet
Diagram: L
Place of Articulation: Back of the tongue & velum
Manner of Articulation: Nasal stop
IPA Symbol(s):
Description: Velar nasal stop
Example: sing
Diagram: M
Place of Articulation: Blade of the tongue & alveolar ridge
Manner of Articulation: Approximant
IPA Symbol(s):

Description: Alveolar approximant

Example: rat
Diagram: N
Place of Articulation: Centre or blade of the tongue, alveolar ridge & velum
Manner of Articulation: velarized lateral approximant
IPA Symbol(s):
Description: Velarized lateral approximant or Dark l
Example: bottle
Diagram: O
Place of Articulation: Labials / lips, back of the tongue & velum
Manner of Articulation: approximant
IPA Symbol(s): [w]
Description: Labio-velar approximant
Example: one
2. Describe the position and action of the articulators during the production of the given phones:
a.
The tip of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the upper teeth, vocal
cords are vibrating
b. [p]
A constriction of complete closure is made at the lips, vocal cords are not vibrating
c. [g]
The back of the tongue forms a constriction of complete closure with the velum, vocal cords are
vibrating
d. [t]
The blade of the tongue forms a constriction of complete closure with the alveolar ridge, vocal cords
are not vibrating
e. [h]
The vocal cords are brought into a constriction of close approximation, vocal cords are not vibrating
f.
The blade of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the palato-alveolar
region, vocal cords are not vibrating

g. [k]
The back of the tongue forms a constriction of complete closure with the velum, vocal cords are not
vibrating

h.
The tip of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the upper teeth, vocal
cords are not vibrating
i. [s]
The tip or blade of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the alveolar
ridge, vocal cords are not vibrating
j. [b]
A constriction of complete closure is made at the lips, vocal cords are vibrating
k. [v]
Lower lip is brought close to the upper teeth in a constriction of close approximation, vocal cords are
vibrating
l. [z]
The tip or blade of the tongue is brought into a constriction of close approximation with the alveolar
ridge, vocal cords are vibrating