Vocal tract can produce speech sounds by vibrating vocal chords, positioning tongue and lips, and changing cavity shapes {articulation}|. People know 850 speech sounds.
obstruction
Airflow-obstruction locations affect articulation. Airflow-obstruction levels affect articulation.
sequence
Preceding and succeeding sounds affect speech sounds.
parts
Speech uses jaw, lips, tongue front and back, soft palate, and teeth ridge {vocal tract, speech}. Vocal tract has mouth {oral tract} and nose {nasal tract}.
articulation basis
Language speech-organ neutral or normal positions can differ.
Tongue, teeth, lower lip, and lips {articulator} have tips, blades, middles, and backs.
Articulators can touch lips, teeth, teeth ridge, hard palate, soft palate, uvula, pharynx, or glottis {point of articulation}. Articulation-point changes change consonants but not vowels.
Articulation speech sounds overlap in typical patterns {coarticulation}.
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