Speech Organs: Fatin Amira Nor Albaniah Noor Badariah Nur Atiqah

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SPEECH ORGANS

Fatin Amira Nor Albaniah Noor Badariah Nur Atiqah

Speech organs produce many sounds needed for language.

TYPES OF SPEECH ORGANS / ARTICULATORS


Passive articulators :
remain static during the articulation of sound Eg. : Upper lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate, uvula, and pharynx wall

Active articulators :
move relative to these passive articulators to produce various speech sounds, in different manners. The most important active articulator is the tongue. The lower lip and glottis are other active articulators.

SPEECH ORGAN

The Organs of Speech 1-nasal cavity 2-lips 3-teeth 4-aveolar ridge 5-hard palate 6-velum (soft palate) 7-uvula 8-apex (tip) of tongue 9-blade (front) of tongue 10-dorsum (back) of tongue 11-oral cavity 12-pharynx 13-epiglottis 14-larynx 15-vocal cords 16-trachea 17-esophagus

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