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Phonetics: The Sounds of Language

Human speech production involves a specialized system that creates a wide array of sounds, a branch of linguistics known as phonetics. This process relies on air supplied by the lungs, which passes through several filters, including the pharynx, and the oral and nasal cavities.

Phonetics: The Sounds of Language

Every person has a specialized speech system used to pronounce a wide variety of sounds. These sounds stands for a linguistics' branch called Phonetics.

PHONETICS /fəˈnɛtɪks/

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.

Sound Classes

Glides
Although they function as consonant sounds, they stand for a property to articulate rapidly not only consonant but vowels.
Vowels and Consonants
Conosonants

Not Syllabic

Less sonorous

Narrow or complete closure of the vocal tract

Vowels

Syllabic

More sonorous

Obstruction in the vocal tract

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).

The Sound producing System

The glottal States
There are 4 positions of the vocal folds

Murmur

Whisper

Voiced

Voiceless

The larynx
This organ is the sound source where the vocal fords are located.

Phonetics transcription

Segments
These features are subunits of a word that reflect the articulatory aspects individually.
International Phonetic Alphabet
The IPA is considered as the best known transcription system. It consists of a symbol for each single sound.