THEORETICAL PHONETICS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNIVERSITY COURSE

THEORETICAL PHONETICS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE UNIVERSITY COURS

CLASSIFICATION OF THE ENGLISH CONSONANTS TOPI

DEGREE OF NOIS

MANNER OF ARTICULATION

PLACE OF ARTICULATION

PLACE OF ARTICULATION

PLACE OF ARTICULATION

PLACE OF ARTICULATION

PLACE OF ARTICULATION

PLACE OF ARTICULATION

PLACE OF ARTICULATION

POSITION OF THE SOFT PALAT

SELF-AVALUATION TEST Mark the statements true or false 1. The English consonants are divided into noise consonants and sonorants according to the manner of articulation 2. The vocal cords are brought together when sonorants are pronounced. 3. The English consonant /h/ is produced with the back of the tongue. 4. Mediolingual consonants are produced with the middle part of the tongue. 5. The consonants /p, b, f, v/ are labial. 6. There are three backlingual consonants in English. 7. When the soft palate is raised the oral consonants are pronounced. 8. Occlusive-constrictive consonants are pronounced with the complete obstruction in the mouth. 9. There is only one post-alveolar consonant in English. 10. Alveolar consonants are articulated with the tip of the tongue.

SELF-AVALUATION TEST Mark the statements true or false 1. The English consonants are divided into noise consonants and sonorants according to the manner of articulation F 2. The vocal cords are brought together when sonorants are pronounced. T 3. The English consonant /h/ is produced with the back of the tongue. F 4. Mediolingual consonants are produced with the middle part of the tongue. T 5. The consonants /p, b, f, v/ are labial. T 6. There are three backlingual consonants in English. T 7. When the soft palate is raised the oral consonants are pronounced. T 8. Occlusive-constrictive consonants are pronounced with the complete obstruction in the mouth. F 9. There is only one post-alveolar consonant in English. T 10. Alveolar consonants are articulated with the tip of the tongue. T

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