Prof. Argenis A.

Zapata
Fonética y Fonología Inglesa I (B-2005)

Universidad de Los Andes

Facultad de Humanidades y Educación
Escuela de Idiomas Modernos

The Organs of Speech

Names of the Organs of Speech

The organs of speech /Di • "O…rg´nz• ´v• \spi…tS/
An alveolus /´n • œl\ vi…´l´s/
The Adam's apple [Di • \ œd´mz • Æœp:`]
The air stream /Di • \ E´r• Æstri…m/
The alveolar ridge /Di • œl"vi…´l´r \ rIdZ/
The alveoli /Di • œl\ vi…´laI/
The nasal cavity [D´ "neIz:` \ kÓœv´ti] or nasal
passage [D´ "neIz:` \ pÓœsIdZ]
The oesophagus or esophagus /Di I\ sÅf´g´s/
The pharyngeal cavity [D´ f´"rIndZ:` \ kÓœv´ti]
The pharynx /D´ \ fœrINks / (or /D´ \ ferINks /)
The rims of the tongue /D´ "rImz • ´v D´ \ tøN/

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The apex /Di • \ eIpIks/
The back of the tongue /D´ "bœk • ´v D´ \ tøN/
The blade of the tongue /D´ "bleId • ´v D´ \ tøN/
The epiglottis /Di • epI\ glÅtIs/
The front of the tongue /D´ "frønt • ´v D´ \ tøN/
The glottis /D´ \ glÅtIs/ (or [\ glA|Is])
The hard palate /D´ "hA…rd \ pœlIt/
The larynx //D´ \ lœrINks / (or /D´ \ lerINks /)
The lower lip /D´ "lO…´r \ lIp/
The lower teeth /D´ "lO…´r \ ti…T/
The lungs /D´ \ løNz/
The mouth cavity /D´ \ mAUT Ækœv´ti/
Names of the Criteria and Features Used to Classify and Describe the Production of
Consonant Sounds
Place of articulation ["pleIs• ´v• A…rtIkj´\leISn`] Voicing /'vOIsIN/
bilabial /baI"leIbi´l/
labiodental [ÆleIbioU"dent:`]
dental ["dent:`]
alveolar /œl"vi…´l´r /
postalveolar /ÆpoUstœl"vi…´l´r /
palatoalveolar [Æpœl´toUœ:"vi…´l´r] or
alveopalatal [Æœ:vioU"pœl´t:`]
palatal ["pœl´t:`]
velar /'vi…l´r /
labiovelar /ÆleIbioU'vi…l´r/
glottal ["glÅt:`] (or ["glA|:`])
Prof. Argenis A. Zapata
Fonética y Fonología Inglesa I (B-2005)
The root of the tongue /D´ "ru…t • ´v D´ `tøN/
The soft palate /D´ "sÅft \ pœlIt/ or velum
/"vi…l´m/
The tip of the tongue /D´ "tIp • ´v D´ \ tøN/
The tongue /D´ \ tøN/
The trachea /D´ \ treIki´ / or windpipe
/ "wIndÆpaIp/
The upper lip /Di • "øp´r \ lIp/
The upper teeth /Di • "øp´r \ ti…T /
The uvula /D´ \ ju…vj´l´ /
The vocal apparatus [D´ "voUkl` \ œp´r´t´s] or
the vocal tract [D´ "voUk:` \ trœkt]
The vocal cords [D´ "voUk:` `kÓO…rdz] or vocal
folds [D´ "voUk:` \ foU:dz]
voiced /'vOIst/
voiceless /'vOIsl´s/ or unvoiced /øn"vOIst/
devoiced /dI"vOIst/
Force of air /"fO…rs • ´v• \ E´r/
fortis ['fO…rtIs] (or ['fO…r|Is])
lenis /'li…nIs/
Manner of articulation ["mœn´r• ´v• A…rtIkj´\ leISn`]
plosive /'ploUsIv/ or stop [stÅp]
fricative /'frIk´tIv/
affricate /'œfrIkIt/
nasal ["neIz:`] approximant [´"prÅksIm´nt]
lateral / "lœt´r´:/
frictionless continuant ["frIktSn`l´s k´n`tÓInju´nt]