phonetics
vowels
monothongs
classified in 3 criteria
tongue height
close
close-mid
mid
open-mid
open
tongue position
front
centre
back
lip position
rounded
spread
neutral
dipthongs
classified in 3 criteria
position of the target sound
centring
closing
fronting
backing
distance of the ini and target element
wide
narrow
prominance of the elements
falling
rising
consonants
four classification criteria
according the position of the vocal folds
voiced
voiceless
according to the position of the soft palate(velum)
oral
soft palate raised
nasal
soft palate lowered
according to the point of articulation
bilabial
labiodental
dental
alveolar
post-alveolar
palatal
velar
labial-velar
glottal
according to the manner of articulation
complete/full closure
plosives
affricates
nasals
narrowing
fricatives
approximants