PHONETICS /fəˈnɛtɪks/
Phonetics transcription
International Phonetic Alphabet
The IPA is considered as the best known transcription system. It consists of a symbol for each single sound.
Segments
These features are subunits of a word that reflect the articulatory aspects individually.
The Sound producing System
The larynx
This organ is the sound source where the vocal fords are located.
The glottal States
There are 4 positions of the vocal folds
Voiceless
Voiced
Whisper
Murmur
The SPS enables the Speech production through an air supply (produced by the lungs) and a serie of filters (the pharynx,the oral cavity and the nasal cavity).
Sound Classes
Vowels and Consonants
Vowels
Obstruction in the vocal tract
More sonorous
Syllabic
Conosonants
Narrow or complete closure of the vocal tract
Less sonorous
Not Syllabic
Glides
Although they function as consonant sounds, they stand for a property to articulate rapidly not only consonant but vowels.
Consonant articulation
The tongue
The major places of articulation used in speech are in the consonant articulation. Besides, the tongue is the primary articulating organ of the final utterance.