Anatomy of the Vocal Tract hard palate soft palate alveolar ridge uvula pharynx tongue tip tongue root tongue blade epi tongue body larynx 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 1 Anatomy of the Vocal Tract
Diagram of the Speech Organs Palate Apex Soft palate Dorsum of the tongue Uvula Back of the tongue Epiglottis Esophagus Lips Larynx Windpipe 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 2 Diagram of the Speech Organs
Note In addition to their normal names, many of the parts of the vocal tract have fancy names derived from latin and greek The adjectives we use to describe sounds made with each part are usually based on the Latin/greek name The following is a table of normal names and fancy names 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 3 • In addition to their normal names, many of the parts of the vocal tract have fancy names derived from Latin and Greek. The adjectives we use to describe sounds made with each part are usually based on the Latin/Greek name. • The following is a table of normal names and fancy names. Note
Normal Name Fancy Name Adjective ps labia labial teeth dental alveolar ridge alveolar (hard) palate palatal soft palate velum velar uvula uvular upper throat pha arvn pharyngeal voice box larynx laryngeal tongue tip apex apical tongue blade lamina(back) laminal tongue body dorsum dorsal tongue root radica 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 4 Normal Name Fancy Name Adjective lips labia labial teeth dental alveolar ridge alveolar (hard ) palate palatal soft palate velum velar uvula uvular upper throat pharynx pharyngeal voice box larynx laryngeal tongue tip apex apical tongue blade lamina (back) laminal tongue body dorsum dorsal tongue root radical
English Consonants Consonants and vowels Places of articulation Manners of articulation 2021/2/23
2021/2/23 5 English Consonants • Consonants and Vowels • Places of Articulation • Manners of Articulation