phonation - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Voiced Consonant: Encyclopedia - Voiced Consonant
A voiced consonant is a sound made as the vocal cords vibrate, as opposed to a voiceless consonant, where the vocal cords are relaxed. Se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Consonant: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Consonant
In phonetics, a voiceless consonant is a consonant that does not have voicing. That is, it is produced without vibration of the vocal cor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vowel: Encyclopedia - Vowel
In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by an open configuration of the vocal tract so that there is no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Bilabial Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Bilabial Fricative
The voiceless bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Alveolar Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Alveolar Plosive
The voiceless alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - !xóõ Language: Encyclopedia - !xóõ Language
!Xóõ is a Khoisan language with a very large number of phonemes, the most of any known language. These include many clicks and vowel ph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Alveolo-palatal Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Alveolo-palatal Fricative
The voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative or laminal postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Tap: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Tap
The alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Lateral Flap: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Lateral Flap
The lateral alveolar flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Lateral Approximant: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Lateral Approximant
The alveolar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Alveolar Lateral Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Alveolar Lateral Fricative
The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Ejective: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Ejective
The alveolar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Approximant: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Approximant
The alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Velar Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Velar Fricative
The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Palatal Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Palatal Fricative
The voiced palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Labiodental Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Labiodental Fricative
The voiced labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Glottal Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Glottal Fricative
The breathy-voiced glottal transition, commonly called a "voiced glottal fricative", is a type of sound used in some spoken languages whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Dental Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Dental Fricative
The voiced dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Palatal Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiced Palatal Plosive
The voiced palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Pharyngeal Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Pharyngeal Fricative
The voiced pharyngeal approximant/fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the Internationa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Velar Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiced Velar Plosive
The voiced velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Nasal: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Nasal
The alveolar nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Uvular Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Uvular Fricative
The voiced uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alpha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Retroflex Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiced Retroflex Plosive
The voiced retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Alveolar Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Alveolar Fricative
The voiceless alveolar fricatives are a type of consonantal sound. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents thes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ao Language: Encyclopedia - Ao Language
Ao is a Kuki-Chin-Naga language (of the Tibeto-Burman family) spoken by the Ao of Nagaland in northeast India. Gordon (2005) estimates th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Postalveolar Affricate: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Postalveolar Affricate
The voiceless palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Pharyngeal Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Pharyngeal Fricative
The voiceless pharyngeal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phoneti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Palatal Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Palatal Plosive
The voiceless palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Palatal Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Palatal Fricative
The voiceless palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Postalveolar Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Postalveolar Fricative
The voiceless palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Retroflex Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Retroflex Fricative
The voiceless retroflex fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Velar Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Velar Plosive
The voiceless velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Velar Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Velar Fricative
The voiceless velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Uvular Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Uvular Plosive
The voiceless uvular plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is pronounced like [k], except that the to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Retroflex Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Retroflex Plosive
The voiceless retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Labiodental Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Labiodental Fricative
The voiceless labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Glottal Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Glottal Fricative
The voiceless glottal transition, commonly called a "fricative", is a type of sound used in some spoken languages which often behaves lik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilabial Trill: Encyclopedia - Bilabial Trill
The bilabial trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bilabial Nasal: Encyclopedia - Bilabial Nasal
The bilabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burping: Encyclopedia - Burping
Burping, also known as belching, ructus or eructation, is the release of gas from the digestive tract (mainly esophagus and stomach) thro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Bilabial Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiced Bilabial Plosive
The voiced bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alpha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breathy Voice: Encyclopedia - Breathy Voice
Breathy voice or murmured voice is a phonation in which the vocal cords vibrate, as they do in normal (modal) voicing, but are held furth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burmese Language: Encyclopedia - Burmese Language
The Burmese language (, or bama sa) is the official language of Myanmar (known until 1989 as Burma). Although the government recognizes t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Epiglottal Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Epiglottal Fricative
The voiceless epiglottal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phoneti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Dental Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Dental Fricative
The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Bilabial Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiceless Bilabial Plosive
The voiceless bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Trill: Encyclopedia - Alveolar Trill
The alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages (such as Russian, Spanish, Armenian, and Polish). The sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Dental Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiced Dental Plosive
The voiced dental plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Register: Encyclopedia - Register
Register or registration may mean: Registration (or licensing) is required of a number of occupations and professions where maintenance ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Velar Ejective: Encyclopedia - Velar Ejective
The velar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Velar Nasal: Encyclopedia - Velar Nasal
The velar nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that rep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creaky Voice: Encyclopedia - Creaky Voice
Creaky voice (also called laryngealisation or vocal fry, especially in the US), is a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uvular Trill: Encyclopedia - Uvular Trill
The uvular trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Bilabial Implosive: Encyclopedia - Voiced Bilabial Implosive
A voiced bilabial implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alpha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voice: Encyclopedia - Voice
The word "voice" can be used to refer to: Sound: The human voice. A section of a choir or other musical ensemble that sings or plays th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uvular Ejective: Encyclopedia - Uvular Ejective
The uvular ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Velarized Alveolar Lateral Approximant: Encyclopedia - Velarized Alveolar Lateral Approximant
The velarized alveolar lateral approximant, which may actually be uvularized or pharyngealized, also known as dark el, is a type of conso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uvular Nasal: Encyclopedia - Uvular Nasal
The uvular nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Alveolar Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Alveolar Fricative
The voiced alveolar fricatives are a type of consonantal sound. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents these s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Consonant: Encyclopedia - Consonant
A consonant is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by a closure or stricture of the vocal tract sufficient to cause audible ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Bilabial Fricative: Encyclopedia - Voiced Bilabial Fricative
The voiced bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vocal Cords: Encyclopedia - Vocal Cords
The vocal cords, also known as vocal folds, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Alveolar Plosive: Encyclopedia - Voiced Alveolar Plosive
The voiced alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alpha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Co-articulated Consonant: Encyclopedia - Co-articulated Consonant
Co-articulated consonants are consonants produced with two simultaneous places of articulation. They may be divided into two classes, dou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alveolar Nasal: Encyclopedia Ii - Alveolar Nasal - In English
The alveolar nasal occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted by the letter 'n' in nine or plan. Some dialects of English, including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Velar Implosive: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Velar Implosive - Features
Voiced velar implosive - Occurs in. Sindhi: [ɠəro] "heavy" ... See also:Voiced velar implosive, Voiced velar implosive - Features...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Labiodental Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Labiodental Fricative - In Other Languages
Voiced labiodental fricative - Spanish. In European Spanish, the sound is also denoted with a v. However, in some American dialects, su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Alveolo-palatal Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Alveolo-palatal Fricative - In Other Languages
Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative - Belarusian. Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative - Polish. It is found in such Polish words as bazia [...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Postalveolar Affricate: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Postalveolar Affricate - In Other Languages
Voiced postalveolar affricate - Croatian. In Croatian it is a phoneme represented by the letter dž which is a "double" letter along wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Dental Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Dental Fricative - Other Languages
Many commonly spoken languages, such as German, French, Japanese, and Chinese, lack this sound. Native speakers of those languages someti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Dental Plosive: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiceless Dental Plosive - Found In
True dental consonants are relatively uncommon. In the Romance languages t is often called dental. However, the rearmost contact (which i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Palatal Implosive: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Palatal Implosive - Features
Features of the voiced palatal implosive: Its manner of articulation is plosive or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airfl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Uvular Implosive: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Uvular Implosive - Features
Voiced uvular implosive - Occurs in. Mam: [ʛa]; "fire" ... See also:Voiced uvular implosive, Voiced uvular implosive - Features, V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Alveolar Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Alveolar Fricative - In English
The voiced alveolar fricative occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted by the letter 'z' in zoo or the letter 's' in roses. The v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Alveolar Implosive: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Alveolar Implosive - Features
Features of the voiced alveolar implosive: Its manner of articulation is plosive or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Dental Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Dental Fricative - Other Languages
Many commonly spoken languages, such as German, French, Japanese, and Chinese, lack this sound. Native speakers of those languages someti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Dental Plosive: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Dental Plosive - Found In
True dental consonants are relatively uncommon. In the Romance languages d is often called dental. However, the rearmost contact (which i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Bilabial Implosive: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Bilabial Implosive - Features
Features of the voiced bilabial implosive: Its manner of articulation is plosive or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Bilabial Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Bilabial Fricative - In Other Languages
Voiced bilabial fricative - Ewe. Ewe contrasts a bilabial /β/, written ʋ, with a labiodental /v/, written v, as in ɛʋɛ /ɛ̀βɛ̀...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Uvular Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiceless Uvular Fricative - In Other Languages
Several languages spoken on the northwest coast of North America have both labialized and non-labialized fricatives, including the Alsean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Alveolar Plosive: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Alveolar Plosive - In Other Languages
Some languages also distinguish between two or more varieties of [d]. In many languages, like English, the letter d is used to represent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Palatal-velar Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiceless Palatal-velar Fricative - Languages
Voiceless palatal-velar fricative - Swedish. This sound has been reported in certain variants and dialects of Swedish, where it is most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dyspraxia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dyspraxia - Developmental Profiles
There are six main areas of difficulty which can be profiled within dyspraxia; the four main areas are listed below: Dyspraxia - Speech ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tone Linguistics: Encyclopedia Ii - Tone Linguistics - Tonal Languages
Languages that are tonal include: Some of the Sino-Tibetan languages, including the numerically most important ones. Most forms of Chine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Standard Cantonese: Encyclopedia Ii - Standard Cantonese - Phonology
Like any dialect, the phonology of Standard Cantonese varies among speakers. Unlike Standard Mandarin, there is no official agency to reg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quebec French: Encyclopedia Ii - Quebec French - Phonology And Phonetics
Quebec French has more phonemes than France French, as /a/ and /ɑ:/, /ɛ/ and /ɜ:/, and /ɛ̃/ and /œ̃/ are still clearly opposed whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uvular Nasal: Encyclopedia Ii - Uvular Nasal - In Other Languages
The Japanese moraic nasal is [ɴ] at the ends of words for many speakers, as in 日本 [nihoɴ] 'Japan'. Inuit language has this sound in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Palatal Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Palatal Fricative - Features
Features of the voiced palatal fricative: Its manner of articulation is fricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Velar Nasal: Encyclopedia Ii - Velar Nasal - Features
Features of the velar nasal: Its manner of articulation is stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uvular Trill: Encyclopedia Ii - Uvular Trill - Where Found
The uvular trill is rare outside Europe, and does not appear in any standard language even within Europe. It is found in conservative dia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retroflex Flap: Encyclopedia Ii - Retroflex Flap - Features
Features of the retroflex flap: Its manner of articulation is flap, which means it is produced with a single contraction of the muscles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quebec French: Encyclopedia Ii - Quebec French - Phonology And Phonetics
Quebec French has more phonemes than France French, as /a/ and /ɑ:/, /ɛ/ and /ɜ:/, and /ɛ̃/ and /œ̃/ are still clearly opposed whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retroflex Approximant: Encyclopedia Ii - Retroflex Approximant - Features
Features of the retroflex approximant: Its manner of articulation is approximant, which means it is produced by bringing one articulator...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Retroflex Lateral Approximant: Encyclopedia Ii - Retroflex Lateral Approximant - Features
Features of the retroflex lateral approximant: Its manner of articulation is approximant, which means it is produced by bringing one art...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiceless Dental Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiceless Dental Fricative - Other Languages
The voiceless dental fricative is relatively rare among the world's languages. Voiceless dental fricative - Spanish. Peninsular Spanish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voiced Pharyngeal Fricative: Encyclopedia Ii - Voiced Pharyngeal Fricative - Occurs In
Danish has a pharyngeal approximant for r in normal speech. In distinct, old fashioned pronunciation, as on the stage, the Danish r may b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palatal Lateral Approximant: Encyclopedia Ii - Palatal Lateral Approximant - In Other Languages
Palatal lateral approximant - Catalan. Catalan has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, where it is denoted by the digraph ll ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dental Nasal: Encyclopedia Ii - Dental Nasal - Found In
True dental consonants are relatively uncommon. In the Romance languages n is often called dental. However, the rearmost contact (which i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doubly Articulated Consonant: Encyclopedia Ii - Doubly Articulated Consonant - Possibilities For Double Articulation
There are four independently controllable articulations that may double up in the same manner of articulation: labial, coronal, dorsal, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palatal Lateral Approximant: Encyclopedia Ii - Palatal Lateral Approximant - In Other Languages
Palatal lateral approximant - Catalan. Catalan has the palatal lateral approximant as a phoneme, where it is denoted by the digraph ll ...   » Read the article