Production of Speech Sound: Vowels
Transcript of Production of Speech Sound: Vowels
PRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUNDS
VOWELS
Articulators above the Larynx
Air from lungs passes through larynx, goes through vocal tract and ends at mouth and nostrils.
• 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
• 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
• Produces nasal sounds ([n], [m])
NASAL CAVITY /
NOSE
• Doesn’t make contact with other articulators.
• Move lower jaw.JAWS
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
Tongue Different position of the tongue produces
different sounds.
Vowels
Front Back Open Close
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