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Name: Liwanagan, Maryjoice C. Date: March 12, 2023

Year/Course: III-BSED

1. Differentiate voiceless and voiced sound. Give examples

English produces some sounds that are not generated in other languages, and
vice versa. For English language learners, this is yet another source of
phonological difficulties. Communication may be affected by distorted sounds
(phonemes). Let's examine the voiced and voiceless groups of sound. Either
spoken or voiceless, all noises exist. When spoken sounds are created, our vocal
cords begin to vibrate. Air enters the mouth at various locations and produces
voiceless sounds.

There are voiced and voiceless consonant sounds. A wordless sound is one that
is produced solely by air, without the use of a voice.

Placing your thumb softly on your throat will allow you to determine whether or not
a sound is heard. If you can vibrate when you pronounce a sound, it is voiced.

Voicing is crucial because often it's the only variation in the pronunciation of two
very distinct words, such as 'bet' and 'pet'.

Bet /bet/ - the /b/ sound is voiced.

Pet makes a voiceless /p/ sound.

2. What are the different place of articulation? Give examples

The place of articulation (also known as the point of articulation) of a consonant is

the place along the vocal tract where it is produced in articulatory phonetics: 10 It
is the location where a constriction is made between an active and a passive
articulator. So, although passive articulators are so named because they are often
immobile and are the portions with which an active articulator makes contact,
active articulators are organs capable of voluntary movement that induce the
contraction.
Three points of articulation are present. The hard palate on the roof of the mouth,
the alveolar ridge, the gum line immediately behind the teeth (alveolar), and the
back of the alveolar ridge (post-alveolar) (palatal)
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3. What are the different Manner of Articulation? Give examples

The arrangement and interaction of the articulator’s speech organs such the
tongue, lips, and palate during the production of a spoken sound is referred to as
the mode of articulation. Stricture, or how closely the speech organs are spaced
from one another, is one aspect of style.

Plosive, also known as stop, is a type of oral occlusive in which the oral vocal tract
is blocked and there is no nasal airflow, resulting in a total cessation of airflow.
Examples include the voiceless English consonants /p t k/ and /b d /. (voiced)

When the nasal passages are blocked yet air still enters the body through the
nose, this condition is called a nasal occlusive. The resonant cavity that gives
different nasals their distinctive sounds is determined by the shape and
positioning of the tongue.

When there is continuous frication (noisy, turbulent airflow) near the site of
articulation, the sound is referred to as spirant, or fricative. English /f, s/
(voiceless), /v, z/ (voiced), etc. are examples.