Figure 15 Post Alveolar [r]

articulation

1. Fig. 15 Post- alveolar [r]

2. Place of articulation

3. The tip of the tongue is held in a position near to but not touching the back part of the alveolar ridge. [r]

4. The soft palate is raised and the air flows quietly between the tip of the tongue and hard palate. [r]

5. The front part of the tongue is low and the back is rather high so that the tongue has a curved shape. [r]

6. The vocal cords are vibrating.

7. Example: /r/ Learn From Great Through Really Run Right Result

8. Semi glides or glides Bilabial [w] and Palatal [j]

9. W, as in why, starts out with the lips firmly rounded, these articulators then moving away (=gliding) from the narrowing in the mouth. [w]

10. Example: /w/ What Work Quick Question One Require Wait world

11. J, as in you , the front part of the tongue is first raised towards the hard palate, then the soft palate is raised and the air goes along the central part of the tongue. [j]

12. Example: /j/ You Year Use Unit Yes Young During Argue

13. The vocal cords are kept together and are vibrating.

14. The reason why these sounds are called semi-vowels is thus their manner of articulation: like true vowels, semi-vowels are produced without obstruction, i.e., there is a wide gap between the active articulator, so that the airflow can escape relatively freely from the mouth. However, unlike true vowels, semi-vowels never form the nucleus of a syllable (e.g., week, yellow) and are therefore usually considered consonants. The Semi-vowels /j/ yellow, youth, you, yes, youth /r/ red, rep, rest, route /w/ wet, well, west, wasp

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