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Places of Articulation

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 Places of Articulation

Places of articulation means when we produce sound, sometime our tongue touches our lips
and sometime only our lips come together and make sound, sometime our tongue touches our
soft palate or back part alveolar tongue. So, this touching of places our vocal tract of speech
organs is call place of articulation.

Bilabial
Bilabial means only two lips involve. When we produce this sounds, we only use both of our
lips. So, our both of lips helping to produce bilabial sounds. The English sounds [p], [b], and [m]
are the bilabial sounds. Example: man [m], spin [p], bed [b].

Labio-dental
The labio-dental sounds are articulated by using both the lower lip and the upper front teeth.
In bilabial sounds, we use both of our lips but in labio-dental, we use only our lower lip and the
upper front teeth to produce sounds. The English sounds [f] and [v] are the labio-dental sounds.
Example: van [v], fan [f].

Dental
To produce the dental sounds, our tongue has to touch the upper teeth. The English sounds [θ]
and [ð] are the dental sounds.
Example: thing [θ], this [ð].

Alveolar
To produce the alveolar sounds, our tongue has to go up and touch the alveolar ridge. The area
between the upper front teeth and the palate is alveolar ridge. The English sounds [t], [d], [n],

[s], [z], [l] are the alveolar sounds. Example: stop [t], debt [d], run [n],
suit [s], zoo [z], loop[l].

Palato-alveolar
To produce the palato-alveolar sounds, when we keep our tongue a bit deeper in the mouth
than alveolar. Our teeth then alveolar ridge and the next thing we are touching that is palato-
alveolar. Simply say that, when we touching the palate between the palate and alveolar ridge,
we are producing palato-alveolar sounds. The English sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are palato-alveolar
sounds. Example: sheep [ʃ] and occasion [ʒ].
 Retroflex
To produce the retroflex sounds, we have to curly with tongue up. In the English, [ɻʷ] is the
only retroflex sound. Example: red, ride, run, rope.

Palatal
The back part of the tongue goes and touches palate and produces palatal sounds. In the
English, [j] is the only palatal sound. Example: yet, yes.

Velar
The back part of our tongue is going up and touching the soft palate is velar. The English
sounds [k], [g], [ŋ] are velar sounds. Example: king [k], get [g], ring [ŋ].

Glottal
Glottal is the deepest place of articulation. In pharynx, we have glottis or epiglottis, and this
sounds is coming from that place. In the English, [h] is the only glottal sound. Example: happy,
hot, hit, hang, hug.

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