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Evaluation
1. Define articulatory phonetics.
2. List the speech organs.
3. Is there any organ in the human body which is, in fact, a speech organ proper?
4. What is the primary function of the so-called speech organs?
5. What is the role of the lungs in speech production?
6. How does the air escape from the lungs?
7. What is the role of the vocal folds?
8. Give the names of the supra-glottal cavities which act as resonators.