Place of Articulation of Consonants

Place of Articulation of the Consonants

1.Labial:

          These are sounds produce with lips. The lower lip is the active articulator and the upper lip is the passive articulator. These may be sub-divided into bilabial and labio-dental.

 

2.Bilabial:

            The active articulator is the lower lip and the passive articulator is the upper lip.

3.Labio-dental:

            The active articulator is the lower lip and the passive articulator is the upper front teeth.

4.Dental:

            The sounds produced with the tip of the tongue against the upper row of teeth are called dental. The active articulator is the tip of the tongue  and the passive articulator are the upper front teeth.

5.Denti-Alveolar:

            The tip and blade of the tongue are the active articulators and the upper front teeth and the teeth ridge are the passive articulators.

6.Alveolar:

            These are sounds produced with the tip or blade of the tongue against the teeth ridge. The tip or the blade of the tongue is the active articulator and the teeth ridge is the passive articulator.

7.Post Alveolar:

            The tip of the tongue is the active articulator and the part of the roof of the mouth that lies immediately after the teeth ridge is the passive articulator.

8.Palato Alveolar:

            The blade of the tongue and the front of the tongue are the active articulators and the teeth ridge and the hard palate are the passive articulators.

9.Palatal:

            The front of the tongue is raised towards the hard palate. The front of the tongue is the active articulator and the hard palate is the passive articulator.

10.Velar:

           The back of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate (velum). The back of the tongue is the active articulator and the soft palate is the passive articulator.

11.Uvular:

           The extreme back of the tongue is the active articulator and the Uvula is the passive articulator.

12.Pharyngeal:

               The root of the tongue is the active articulator and the back wall of the pharynx is the passive articulator.

13.Labial-Velar;

               The back of the tongue and the lower lip are the active articulators and the soft palate and the upper lip are the passive articulators.

14.Glottal:

            Glottal sounds are produced in the glottis. The two vocal cords are the articulators involved.