Phonetics and Phonology

Of the thirteen possible places of articulation in the languages of the world, which ones aren't used in English.

• Retroflex and postalveolar

• Glottal and Interdental

• Epiglottal and Uvular

• Labiodental and Velar

Articulator that is between the upper front teeth and the hard palate. You can feel its shape with the tongue. Its surface is much rougher than it looks, and is covered with small ridges.

What is an example of a fricative sound?

• Sigh

• Dye

• We

• Lie

"Front of the tongue and hard palate" is the description of what type of obstruction.

• Palato-Alveolar

• Palatal

• Dental

• Velar

Involve an intermittent closure of the speech organs in the vocal tract. This are produced when one articulator vibrates against another.