Voicing & Consonants

1. PHONOLOGY

1.1. System of speech sounds

2. English Plosives

2.1. Airflow obstruction (p, b, t, d, k, g)

2.1.1. INITIAL POSITION

2.1.1.1. Pin, bin, tin, dog, king, gun

2.1.2. MEDIAL POSITION

2.1.2.1. Paper, rubber, bitten Bidden, bicker, bigger

2.1.3. FINAL POSITION

2.1.3.1. Keep, bulb, tent bid, kick, big

3. Plosives

3.1. Articulators

3.1.1. CLOSING PHASE

3.1.1.1. Movement of articulators

3.1.2. COMPRESSION PHASE

3.1.2.1. Stop compressed air

3.1.3. RELEASE PHASE

3.1.3.1. Escape air

3.1.4. POST RELEASE PHASE

3.1.4.1. Production

4. Respiration & Respiration

4.1. Airflow

4.1.1. INTESITY

4.1.1.1. When shouting or speaking quietly

4.1.2. FREQUENCY

4.1.2.1. When singing

4.1.3. QUALITY

4.1.3.1. Harsh, breathy, murmured or creaky

5. The Larynx

5.1. Vocal folds

5.1.1. WIDE APART

5.1.1.1. Normal breathing

5.1.2. NARROW GLOTTIS

5.1.2.1. Fricative sound ( h )

5.1.3. VIBRATION

5.1.4. TIGHTLY CLOSED

5.1.4.1. Glottal stop

6. Fortis & Lenis

6.1. Voiced consonants

6.1.1. b, f, g

6.2. Voiceless consonants

6.2.1. p, t, k