THE ENGLISH CONSONANTS
Definition
A consonant is a sound produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream.
It is classified by:
-Place of articulation;
-Manner of articulation;
-Voicing.
/ b /
-It is a billabial, plossive and voiced consonant;
e.g.: belong /bɪ´lɔng/ big /bɪg /
/ d /
-It is an alveolar, plosive and voiced consonant (devoiced at the end of a word);
e.g.: Deep /di:p/ Independence /ɪndɪ´pɜndəns/
/ f /
-It is a Labiodental, fricative and devoiced consonant;
e.g.: Find / faɪnd/
Laugh /læf /
/ g /
- It is a velar, plosive and voiced consonant (devoiced at the end of a word);
e.g.: Good /gʊd /
Forgive /fər´gɪv/
/ h /
-It is a glottal, plosive and unvoiced consonant;
e.g.: Hello /hələʊ/ Behind /bɪ´haɪnd/
/ k /
-It is a velar, plosive and unvoiced consonant;
e.g.: Cot / kɒt/
Pick /piːk/
*It can be aspirated at the bigining of a word
/ L /
-It is an alveolar, lateral and voiced consonant;
e.g.: Lip /lɪp/
Colonial /kə´ləʊniəl
/ m /
-It is a bilabial, nasal and voiced consonant ( it may be unvoiced after /s/);
e.g.: Mine /maɪn/
Smart /sma:t/
/ n /
- It is an alveolar nasal and voiced consonant (it may be unvoiced after /s/);
e.g.: Need /ni:d/
Snow /snəʊ/
/ ŋ /
- It is velar, nasal and voiced consonant;
e.g.: Sink /sɪŋk /
Long /lɒŋ/
/ p /
-It is a bilabial, plosive and unvoiced consonant;
e.g.:Park /paːk/
Soup /suːp/
*it can be aspirated at the bigining of a word
/ r /
-It is a post alveolar, an approximant and voiced;
e.g.: Red /red/
Party /paːti/
/ s /
- It is an alveolar, fricative and unvoiced consonant;
e.g.: Simple /´sɪmpl/
Describe /dɪskraɪb/
/ t /
-It is an alveolar, plosive and unvoiced consonant;
e.g.: Tongue /tʌŋ/
support /sə´pɔ:t/
*It can be aspirated at the bigining of a word
/ v /
-It is a labiodental, fricative and voiced consonant;
e.g.: Vizit / vɪzɪt/
Convince /kən´vɪns/
/ z /
-It is na alveolar, fricative and voiced consonant;
e.g.: Zoo /zuː/
Lazy /leɪzɪ/
/ w /
-It is a bilabial , approximant and voiced consonant (it is also considered “sime vowel”);
e.g.: Wood /wʊd/
Hallway /hɔːlweɪ/
/ j /
- It is a palatal, approximant and voiced consonant (it is also considered “sime vowel”);
e.g.: Yes / jes/
Usual /´juːʒuəl/
/ ʃ /
-It is a post alveolar, fricative and unvoiced consonant;
e.g.: Shop /ʃɒp/
Wash /wɒʃ/
* It can be represented by š (specially
American authors)
/ ʒ /
It is a post alveolar, fricative and voiced consonant;
e.g.: Measure /´meʒər/
Beige /beɪʒ/
* It can be represented by ž (specially American authors)
/ tʃ /
- It is a post alveolar, affricative and unvoiced consonant;
e.g.:Church /tʃɜːtʃ/
Chubby /´tʃʌbɪ/
* It can be represented by č (specially American authors)
/ dʒ /
- It is a post alveolar, affricative and voiced consonant;
e.g.: Judge /dʒʌdʒ/
Large /laːdʒ/
* It can be represented by ǰ (specially American authors)
/ θ /
- It is a dental, fricative and unvoiced consonant;
e.g.: Therapy /´θerəpi/
Thesis /´θiːsɪs/
/ ð /
- It is a dental, fricative and voiced consonant;
e.g.: That /ðæt/
Than /ðən/
Reference
Roach, P. 1999: English Phonetics and Phonology, Second Edition: A pratical Course.Cambridge University Press, 0- 521-40718-4
Souhila, M., & Mahiout, N.(2008).
Pronunciation and Spelling: All streams and levels. Dar El Hadith Lil- Kitab, 978994723254 5.
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