Prof Francisco Zabala - 2014 Classification of the English Consonantal Sounds Manner of Articulation Place of articulation Bilabial Continuant Stop -v -v +v -v +v o a Affricate Fricative Plosive +v LabioPostPalatoDental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal dental alveolar alveolar -v +v -v +v -v s c sR cY e u S C r y R Y g M -v +v +v -v +v -v j f > Nasal l m Approximant v k q i v The first sound in each pair is voiceless Can you complete the list of voiceless sounds here? VOICELESS • plosives: o+
s+
j • The affricate sR • fricatives: e+
S+
r+
R+
g VOICED: The Sounds of English TIP: Most sounds are VOICED • • • • • • • • All vowels!!! All diphthongs All nasals All semivowels All approximants plosives: a+
c+
f The affricate cY fricatives: u+
C+
y+
Y +v