phonetics2.cosonnants1

Consonants
There are 24 consonants in English
and they can be classified according to:
1. Place of articulation
2. Manner of articulation
3. Voicing

1. Bilabial : (upper lip + lower lip)
             
2. Labiodental: (lower lip + upper teeth)
       
3. Dental: (tongue + teeth)
        
4. Alveolar: (alveolar ridge + tongue)
                  
[ples v ¿:tkjU'leSn]

[ples ±v ¿:tkjU'leSn]
5. Palato-alveolar: (hard palate +
alveolar ridge + tongue)
                  
6. Palatal: (hard palate + tongue)
    
7. Velar: (soft palate + tongue)
          
8. Glottal: (vocal cords)     

1. Stop (Plosive): (complete closure + sudden
release)


2. Fricative: (Narrowing resulting in audible
friction)
,  ,
3. Affricate: (closure + low separation)

['mæn± ±v ¿:tkjU'leSn]