The sonority scale ranks sounds based on their perceived loudness or intensity. It's a crucial concept in phonetics, influencing speech…
Prenasalization is a phonological process where a consonant is produced with a preceding nasal sound. It's common in many languages,…
The place of articulation refers to the point in the vocal tract where a consonant sound is produced. It's a…
Nasalization is a phonetic process where a sound is produced with air passing through the nose as well as the…
Explore the Manner of Articulation in phonetics, detailing how airflow is modified by the vocal tract. Learn about stops, fricatives,…
Labialization is a secondary articulation where the lips are rounded or narrowed during the production of a consonant. It affects…
A contoid is a term used in linguistics to describe a speech sound that is produced with the lips and…
Voiced sounds are produced when the vocal cords vibrate during speech. This vibration creates sound waves that are then modified…
Unvoiced sounds are speech sounds produced without vibration of the vocal cords. They are crucial for distinguishing meaning in many…