Phonetics: Same or Different Manners of Articulation 1.1

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This exercise is designed to help you become more familiar with the types and degrees of obstruction of airflow created in the articulation of consonants in Standard English.

These parameters describe the manners of articulation (MOA). If you have further questions, refer to the tutorial 'Manners of Articulation for Standard English'.

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Question 1

Do /f/ and /θ/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	yes
B	no Hint: Both /f/ and /θ/ are articulated with continuous obstructed airflow that create aperiodic sound waves, creating friction; they are thus both fricatives.

Question 1 Explanation:

Excellent! Both /f/ and /θ/ are articulated with continuous obstructed airflow that create aperiodic sound waves, creating friction; they are thus both fricatives.

Question 2

Do /m/ and /ŋ/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	no Hint: Both /m/ and /ŋ/ are nasal stops since airflow is directed into the nasal cavity through a lowering of the velum.
B	yes

Question 2 Explanation:

Excellent! Both /m/ and /ŋ/ are nasal stops since airflow is directed into the nasal cavity through a lowering of the velum.

Question 3

Do /w/ and /j/ share the same place of articulation?

A	yes
B	no Hint: /w/ and /j/ are both articulated with minimal or little obstruction of airflow, giving these sound a vowel-like quality. They are thus both glides.

Question 3 Explanation:

Excellent! /w/ and /j/ are both articulated with minimal or little obstruction of airflow, giving these sound a vowel-like quality.
They are thus both glides.

Question 4

Do /h/ and /v/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	yes
B	no Hint: /h/ and /v/ are articulated with continual airflow. /h/ has no obstruction of airflow or place of articulation (which is also true of voiceless vowels), but it ‘patterns’ with fricatives more so than with vowels since there is no voicing. Both sounds are classified as fricatives.

Question 4 Explanation:

Excellent! /h/ and /v/ are articulated with continual airflow. /h/ has no obstruction of airflow or place of articulation (which is also true of voiceless vowels), but it ‘patterns’ with fricatives more so than with vowels since there is no voicing.
Both sounds are classified as fricatives.

Question 5

Do /k/ and /ŋ/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	yes Hint: /k/ is a stop since it is produced with an initial complete closure of airflow, whereas /ŋ/ is nasal since airflow is directed into the nasal cavity through a lowering of the velum.
B	no

Question 5 Explanation:

Excellent! /k/ is a stop since it is produced with an initial complete closure of airflow, whereas /ŋ/ is nasal since airflow is directed into the nasal cavity through a lowering of the velum.

Question 6

Do /z/ and /͡͡t͡ʃ/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	yes Hint: /z/ is articulated with continuous obstructed airflow (fricative) , whereas /͡͡t͡ʃ/ is produced with an initial complete obstruction of airflow and a slow (fricative) release. (affricate)
B	no

Question 6 Explanation:

Excellent! /z/ is articulated with continuous obstructed airflow (fricative) , whereas /͡͡t͡ʃ/ is produced with an initial complete obstruction of airflow and a slow (fricative) release. (affricate)

Question 7

Do /͡͡t͡ʃ/ and /d͡ʒ/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	no Hint: /͡͡t͡ʃ/ and /d͡ʒ/ are both produced with an initial complete closure of airflow followed by a slow (fricative) release; they are thus both affricates.
B	yes

Question 7 Explanation:

Excellent! /͡͡t͡ʃ/ and /d͡ʒ/ are both produced with an initial complete closure of airflow followed by a slow (fricative) release; they are thus both affricates.

Question 8

Do /n/ and /l/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	no
B	yes Hint: /n/ is a nasal stop; thus airflow is directed into the nasal cavity, whereas /l/ is a lateral liquid in which airflow is obstructed at the alveolar ridge and flows laterally down the side(s) of the tongue.

Question 8 Explanation:

Excellent! /n/ is a nasal stop; thus airflow is directed into the nasal cavity, whereas /l/ is a lateral liquid in which airflow is obstructed at the alveolar ridge and flows laterally down the side(s) of the tongue.

Question 9

Do /ɹ/ and /j/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	yes Hint: /ɹ/ and is a liquid as it is produced with the airflow partially obstructed, whereas /j/ is articulated with minimal or no obstruction, giving this sound a vowel-like quality, making it a glide.
B	no

Question 9 Explanation:

Excellent! /ɹ/ and is a liquid as it is produced with the airflow partially obstructed, whereas /j/ is articulated with minimal or no obstruction, giving this sound a vowel-like quality, making it a glide.

Question 10

Do /b/ and /g/ share the same manner of articulation?

A	no Hint: Both /b/ and /g/ are produced with an initial complete closure of airflow; thus they are both oral stops.
B	yes

Question 10 Explanation:

Excellent! Both /b/ and /g/ are produced with an initial complete closure of airflow; thus they are both oral stops.

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