Production of Speech Sound: Vowels
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PRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUNDS
VOWELS
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Articulators above the Larynx
Air from lungs passes through larynx, goes through vocal tract and ends at mouth and nostrils.
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• Tube begins just above larynx• Female: 7cm Male: 8cm• Top end is divided into two; to the mouth and
nasal cavityPHARYNX
• Allows air to pass through the mouth or nose.• Can be touched by tongue• Velar consonants. ( [k] , [g])
VELUM / SOFT
PALATE• Roof of the mouthHARD
PALATE
Articulators
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• Between top front teeth and hard palate.
• Produces alveolar sound ([t], [d])ALVEOLAR RIDGE
• Can be moved to many places and different shapes.
• Tip, blade, front, back, rootTONGUE
• Upper and lower teeth• Produces dental sounds ([TEETH• Can be moved to make different
shapes.• Produces bilabial sounds ([p]) and
labiodental sounds ()LIPS
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• Produces nasal sounds ([n], [m])
NASAL CAVITY /
NOSE
• Doesn’t make contact with other articulators.
• Move lower jaw.JAWS
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Vowels: sounds which there is no obstruction to the flow of the air as it passes from larynx to the lips.
Consonants: sounds produce wen the air flow is being obstructed. Some exceptions may occur.
Vowels and Consonants
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Tongue Different position of the tongue produces
different sounds.
Vowels
Front Back Open Close
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Lips (Lip-rounding)
Rounded – corners of the lips are brought towards each other and the lips pushed forwards.
Spread – corners of the lips moved away from each other
Neutral – no noticeably rounded or spread