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A


  • Acoustic phoneticsAcoustic phonetics

    Acoustic phonetics is a subfield of phonetics which deals with acoustic aspects of speech sounds....
  • Active articulator
  • Affricate
  • Airstream mechanismAirstream mechanism

    In phonetics, the airstream mechanism is the method by which airflow is created in the vocal tract....
  • Alfred C. GimsonAlfred C. Gimson

    Alfred Charles Gimson was an English phonetician....
  • AllophoneAllophone

    In phonetics, an allophone is one of several similar phones that belong to the same phoneme....
  • Alveolar approximantAlveolar approximant

    The alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Alveolar consonantAlveolar consonant

    Alveolar consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that be...
  • Alveolar ejective fricativeAlveolar ejective fricative

    The alveolar ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Alveolar ejectiveAlveolar ejective

    The alveolar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Alveolar flap
  • Alveolar nasalAlveolar nasal Overview

    The alveolar nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Alveolar ridgeAlveolar ridge

    An alveolar ridge is one of the two jaw ridges either on the roof of the mouth between the upper teeth and the hard palate o...
  • Alveolar trillAlveolar trill

    The alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Alveolo-palatal consonantAlveolo-palatal consonant

    In phonetics, alveolo-palatal consonants are palatalized postalveolar fricatives, articulated with the blade of the tongue b...
  • Apical consonantApical consonant

    An apical consonant is a phone produced by obstructing the air passage with the apex of the tongue....
  • Approximant consonantFacts About Approximant consonant

    Approximants are speech sounds that could be regarded as intermediate between vowels and typical consonants....
  • Articulatory phoneticsFacts About Articulatory phonetics

    The field of articulatory phonetics is a subfield of phonetics....
  • Aspect of articulation
  • aspirationAspiration (phonetics)

    In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of air that accompanies the release of some obstruents....
  • Auditory phoneticsAuditory phonetics

    Auditory phonetics is a branch of phonetics concerned with the hearing, acquisition and comprehension of phonetic sounds of ...


B


  • Back vowelBack vowel

    A back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Bilabial clickBilabial click

    The bilabial clicks are a family of click consonants found as phonemes only in the Tuu family, the language of Botswana, an...
  • Bilabial consonantBilabial consonant

    In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a consonant articulated with both lips....
  • Bilabial ejectiveFacts About Bilabial ejective

    The bilabial ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Bilabial nasalBilabial nasal

    The bilabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Bilabial trillBilabial trill

    The bilabial trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Breathy voiceBreathy voice

    Breathy voice or murmured voice is a phonation in which the vocal cords vibrate, as they do in normal voicing, but ar...


C


  • Cardinal vowelCardinal vowel Summary

    Cardinal vowels are a set of reference vowels used by phoneticians in describing the sounds of languages....
  • Central consonantCentral consonant

    A central or medial consonant is a consonant sound that is produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over t...
  • Central vowelCentral vowel

    A central vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Checked vowel
  • Click consonantClick consonant

    Clicks are stops produced with two articulatory closures in the oral cavity....
  • Close back rounded vowelClose back rounded vowel

    The close back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Close back unrounded vowelClose back unrounded vowel

    The close back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Close central rounded vowelClose central rounded vowel

    The close central rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Close central unrounded vowelClose central unrounded vowel

    The close central unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Close front rounded vowelClose front rounded vowel

    The close front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Close front unrounded vowelClose front unrounded vowel

    The close front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in many spoken languages....
     
  • Close vowelClose vowel

    A close vowel is a type of vowel sound used in many spoken languages....
  • Close-mid back rounded vowelClose-mid back rounded vowel

    The close-mid back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Close-mid back unrounded vowelClose-mid back unrounded vowel

    The close-mid back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Close-mid central rounded vowelClose-mid central rounded vowel

    The close-mid central rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Close-mid central unrounded vowelClose-mid central unrounded vowel

    Close-mid central unrounded vowelThe close-mid central unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken langua...
     
  • Close-mid front rounded vowelClose-mid front rounded vowel Summary

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  • Close-mid front unrounded vowelClose-mid front unrounded vowel

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  • Close-mid vowelClose-mid vowel

    A close-mid vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Co-articulated consonantCo-articulated consonant

    Co-articulated consonants are consonants produced with two simultaneous places of articulation....
  • CoarticulationCoarticulation

    Coarticulation in phonetics refers to two different phenomena:...
  • ConsonantConsonant

    In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by a closure or stricture of the ...
  • Creaky voiceCreaky voice

    Creaky voice , is a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together; as a resul...
  • Czech phonetic transcriptionFacts About Czech phonetic transcription

    Czech phonetic trancription describes the methods of graphic recording of spoken languages which are used in the Czech lingu...


D


  • Daniel JonesDaniel Jones (phonetician)

    Daniel Jones was a London-born British phonetician....
  • Dental clickDental click

    The dental clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia....
  • Dental consonantDental consonant Overview

    Dentals are consonants such as t, d, n, and l articulated with either the lower teeth, the upper teeth, or b...
  • Dental ejectiveDental ejective

    The dental ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Dental nasalDental nasal

    The dental nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • DiphthongDiphthong

    In phonetics, a diphthong is a vowel combination in a single syllable involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel ...


E


  • Eclipsis
  • Ejective consonantEjective consonant

    Ejective consonants are a class of consonants which may contrast with aspirated or tenuis consonants in a language....
  • ElisionElision

    Elision is the omission of one or more sounds in a word or phrase, producing a result that is easier for the speaker to pron...
  • EpenthesisEpenthesis

    In poetry and phonetics, epenthesis is the insertion of a consonant, a vowel, or a whole syllable into a word, usually to fa...
  • Epiglottal consonantEpiglottal consonant

    An epiglottal consonant is a consonant that is articulated with the aryepiglottal folds against the epiglottis....
  • Epiglottal plosiveEpiglottal plosive

    The epiglottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....


F


  • FormantFormant

    A formant is a peak in an acoustic frequency spectrum which results from the resonant frequencies of any acoustical system....
  • Fortis (phonetics)
  • Fortis and lenisFortis and lenis

    Fortis and lenis are linguistic terms....
  • Free vowel
  • Fricative consonantFricative consonant

    Fricatives are consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together....
  • Front vowelFront vowel

    A front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages....


G


  • GeminationGemination

    In phonetics, gemination is when a spoken consonant is "doubled", so that it is pronounced for an audibly longer period of t...
  • GlottisGlottis

    The space between the vocal cords is called the glottis....
  • Glottal consonantGlottal consonant

    Glottal consonants are consonants articulated with the glottis....
  • Glottalic consonantGlottalic consonant

    See also GlottalizationA glottalic consonant is a consonant produced with some important contribution of the glottis....
     (ingressive, egressive)
  • Glottal stopGlottal stop

    The glottal stop or voiceless glottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in many spoken languages....


H


  • Hard palateHard palate

    The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth....
  • High Rising TerminalHigh rising terminal Overview

    The High Rising Terminal, sometimes known as up-talk or up-speak, is a feature of some accents of English where ...


I


  • Implosive consonantImplosive consonant

    Implosive consonants are plosives with a glottalic ingressive airstream mechanism....
  • Ingressive speechIngressive speech

    Ingressive speech is when sound are articulated with the flow of are in opposition to the flow that would be experienced du...
  • International Phonetic AlphabetInternational Phonetic Alphabet

    The International Phonetic Alphabet is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists....
  • International Phonetic AssociationInternational Phonetic Association

    The International Phonetic Association is an organization that promotes the scientific study of phonetics and the various pr...
  • IntonationIntonation (linguistics)

    In linguistics, intonation is the variation of pitch when speaking....


J


  • John C. WellsJohn C. Wells

    John Christopher Wells, MA, Ph.D., is a British phonetician and Esperanto teacher at University College London, where until ...
  • John LocalJohn Local

    John Local, BA, Ph.D. , is a British phonetician and Professor of Phonetics at the University of York....


K


  • KirshenbaumKirshenbaum

    Kirshenbaum, sometimes called ASCII-IPA, is a system used to represent the International Phonetic Alphabet in ASCII....


L


  • Labialization
  • Labial-palatal approximantLabial-palatal approximant

    The labial-palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Labial-palatal consonantLabial-palatal consonant

    In phonetics, the labialised palatal approximant is a consonant with two constrictions in the vocal tract: with the tongue o...
  • Labial-velar approximant
  • Labial-velar consonantLabial-velar consonant Overview

    Labial-velar consonants are doubly articulated at the velum and the lips....
  • Labiodental approximantLabiodental approximant

    The labiodental approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Labiodental consonantLabiodental consonant

    In phonetics, labiodentals are consonants articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth....
  • Labiodental nasalLabiodental nasal

    The labiodental nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Laminal consonantLaminal consonant Overview

    A laminal consonant is a phone produced by obstructing the air passage with the blade of the tongue, which is the flat...
  • Lateral alveolar approximant
  • Lateral alveolar clickLateral alveolar click

    The lateral alveolar clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa....
  • Lateral alveolar flap
  • Lateral consonantLateral consonant

    Laterals are "L"-like consonants pronounced with an occlusion made somewhere along the axis of the tongue, while air from th...
  • Lateral palatal approximant
  • Lateral retroflex approximant
  • Lateral velar approximant
  • Length (phonetics)Length (phonetics) Overview

    In phonetics, length or quantity is a feature of sounds that are distinctively longer than other sounds....
  • Lenis
  • Lexical stress
  • Linguolabial consonantLinguolabial consonant

    Linguolabials or apicolabials are consonants articulated by placing the tongue tip or blade against the upper lip, whi...
  • LipsLIPS

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  • List of consonantsList of consonants

    List of consonants ...
  • List of vowelsList of vowels

    This is a list of vowels....


M


  • Ian MaddiesonIan Maddieson

    Ian Maddieson is a world-renowned linguist at UC Berkeley, and vice-president of the International Phonetic Association....
  • Manner of articulationManner of articulation

    In linguistics , manner of articulation describes how the tongue, lips, and other speech organs involved in making a sound m...
  • MetathesisMetathesis (linguistics)

    Metathesis is a sound change that alters the order of phonemes in a word....
  • Mid central vowelMid central vowel

    The mid central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Mid vowelMid vowel

    A mid vowel is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages....
  • MonophthongMonophthong

    A monophthong is a "pure" vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does ...


N


  • Nasal consonantNasal consonant

    A nasal consonant is produced when the velum—that fleshy part of the palate near the back—is lowered, allowing a...
  • Nasal vowelNasal vowel

    A nasal vowel is a vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through the mouth and the no...
  • NasalizationNasalization

    In phonetics, nasalization is the production of a sound while the velum is lowered, so that some air escapes through the nos...
  • Near-back vowelNear-back vowel

    A near-back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Near-close near-back rounded vowelNear-close near-back rounded vowel

    Near-close near-back rounded vowelThe near-close near-back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken lang...
     
  • Near-close near-front rounded vowelNear-close near-front rounded vowel

    The near-close near-front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Near-close near-front unrounded vowelNear-close near-front unrounded vowel

    The near-close near-front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Near-close vowelNear-close vowel

    A near-close vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Near-front vowelNear-front vowel

    A near-front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Near-open central vowelNear-open central vowel

    The near-open central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Near-open front unrounded vowelNear-open front unrounded vowel

    The near-open front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Near-open vowelNear-open vowel

    A near-open vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages....


O

  • OcclusionOcclusion

    Occlusion is a term indicating that the state of something, which is normally open, is now totally closed....
  • Open back rounded vowelOpen back rounded vowel

    The open back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open back unrounded vowelOpen back unrounded vowel

    The open back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open front rounded vowelOpen front rounded vowel

    The open front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open front unrounded vowelOpen front unrounded vowel

    The open front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open vowelOpen vowel

    An open vowel is a vowel sound of a type used in most spoken languages....
  • Open-mid back rounded vowelOpen-mid back rounded vowel

    The open-mid back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open-mid back unrounded vowelOpen-mid back unrounded vowel

    The open-mid back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open-mid central rounded vowelOpen-mid central rounded vowel

    The open-mid central rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open-mid central unrounded vowelOpen-mid central unrounded vowel

    The open-mid central unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open-mid front rounded vowelOpen-mid front rounded vowel

    The open-mid front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open-mid front unrounded vowelOpen-mid front unrounded vowel

    The open-mid front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages....
     
  • Open-mid vowelOpen-mid vowel

    The open-mid vowels make a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages....
  • Oral consonantOral consonant

    An oral consonant is a consonant sound in speech that is made by allowing air to escape from the mouth....


P


  • Palatal approximantPalatal approximant

    The palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in very many spoken languages....
  • Palatal clickPalatal click

    The palato-alveolar clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa....
  • Palatal consonantPalatal consonant

    Palatal consonants are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate ....
  • Palatal ejectivePalatal ejective

    The palatal ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Palatal nasalPalatal nasal

    The palatal nasal is a type of consonant, used in some spoken languages....
  • PalatalizationPalatalization

    Palatalization generally refers to two phenomena:...
  • Pa?iniPa?ini

    ' was an ancient Sanskrit grammarian from ancient South Asian region of Gandhara in modern day Afghanistan.....
  • Passive articulator
  • Peter LadefogedPeter Ladefoged

    Peter Nielsen Ladefoged was an English-American linguist phonetician who traveled the world to document the distinct sounds...
  • Pharyngeal consonantPharyngeal consonant

    A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx....
  • PharyngealisationPharyngealisation

    Pharyngealisation or pharyngealization is a secondary articulation of consonants or vowels by which the pharynx is con...
  • PhonationPhonation

    In phonetics, phonation is the "use of the laryngeal system to generate an audible source of acoustic energy, i.e., sound, w...
  • PhonePhone

    Within phonetics, a phone is:* a speech sound or gesture considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the ...
  • PhonemePhoneme

    In human language, a phoneme is a set of phones that are cognitively equivalent....
  • Phonetic palindromePhonetic palindrome Summary

    A phonetic palindrome is a portion of sound or phrase of speech which is identical or roughly identical when reversed....
  • Phonetic reversalPhonetic reversal

    Phonetic reversal is the process of reversing the phonemes of a word or phrase....
  • PhoneticsFacts About Phonetics

    Phonetics is the study of sounds and the human voice....
  • Phonetic transcriptionPhonetic transcription

    Phonetic transcription is the visual system of symbolization of the sounds occurring in spoken human language....
  • Pitch accentPitch accent

    Pitch accent is a kind of accent system employed in many languages around the world....
  • Place of articulationPlace of articulation

    In articulatory phonetics, the place of articulation of a consonant is the point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in...
  • Plosive consonant
  • Postalveolar clickPostalveolar click

    The alveolar and postalveolar clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa and in the Damin ritual jar...
  • Postalveolar consonantPostalveolar consonant

    Postalveolar consonants are consonants articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, plac...
  • PreaspirationPreaspiration

    In phonetics, preaspiration is a period of voicelessness or aspiration preceding the closure of a voiceless obstruent, basic...
  • Prenasalized consonantPrenasalized consonant

    Prenasalized stops are phonetic sequences of nasal plus plosive that behave phonologically like single consonant....
  • ProsodyProsody (linguistics)

    In linguistics, prosody is the intonation, rhythm, and lexical stress in speech....
  • Pulmonic egressivePulmonic egressive

    In human speech, pulmonic egressive sounds are those in which the air stream is created by the lungs exhaling and pushing ai...


R


  • R-colored vowelR-colored vowel

    In phonetics, an r-colored vowel or rhotacized vowel is a vowel either with the tip or blade of the tongue turned up d...
  • Retroflex approximantRetroflex approximant

    The retroflex approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Retroflex consonantRetroflex consonant

    In phonetics, retroflex consonants are consonant sounds used in some languages....
  • Retroflex flapRetroflex flap Overview

    The retroflex flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Retroflex nasalRetroflex nasal

    The retroflex nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Rhotic consonantRhotic consonant

    Rhotic consonants, or "R"-like sounds, are non-lateral liquid consonants....
  • Roman Phonetic Alphabet for EnglishRoman Phonetic Alphabet for English

    The Roman Phonetic Alphabet for English is a system based on the Extended Basic Roman spelling of English, augmented with tw...
  • Rounded vowel

S


  • SandhiSandhi

    Sandhi is a cover term for a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries....
  • SAMPASAMPA

    The Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet is a computer-readable phonetic script using 7-bit printable ASCII characte...
  • SemivowelSemivowel

    Semivowels are non-syllabic vowels that form diphthongs with syllabic vowels....
  • Sibilant consonantSibilant consonant

    A sibilant is a type of fricative or affricate consonant, made by directing a jet of air through a narrow channel in the vo...
  • Slack voiceSlack voice

    The term slack voice describes the pronunciation of consonants with a glottal opening slightly wider than that occurring in...
  • SonorantSonorant

    In phonetics and phonology, a sonorant is a speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract....
  • SpectrogramSpectrogram

    The spectrogram is the result of calculating the frequency spectrum of windowed frames of a compound signal....
  • Speech organSpeech organ

    Speech organs produce the many sounds needed for language....
  • Speech perceptionSpeech perception

    Speech perception refers to the processes by which humans are able to interpret and understand the sounds used in language....
  • Stress accent
  • Stress (linguistics)Stress (linguistics)

    In linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis given to certain syllables in a word....
  • StrictureStricture

    Stricture may refer to:* stenosis, in medicine...
  • SyllableSyllable

    A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds....
  • SyncopeSyncope

    In linguistics, syncope is the loss of one or more sounds or letters in the interior of a word or from a phrase treated as a...


T


  • Table of consonantsTable of consonants

    The following tables show all the consonants listed by the International Phonetic Alphabet....
  • Table of vowelsTable of vowels

    This table lists all the vowels of the International Phonetic Alphabet....
  • Tap or flap consonant
  • Teeth
  • TensenessTenseness

    Tenseness is a term used in phonology to describe a particular vowel quality that is phonemically contrastive in many langua...
  • Tonal languageTonal language

    A feature of linguistic analysis common to many languages around the world is tonality....
  • Tone sandhiTone sandhi

    Tone sandhi refers to the sound change in tones when different sounds come together....
  • TongueTongue Summary

    The tongue is the large bundle of skeletal muscles on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowin...
  • Trill consonantTrill consonant

    In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the articulator and the place of articulation....
  • TriphthongTriphthong

    In phonetics, a triphthong is a monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick, but smooth movement from one vowel...


U


  • Unrounded vowel
  • UvulaUvula

    The uvula is a small mass of tissue hanging down from the soft palate, near the back of the throat....
  • Uvular consonantUvular consonant

    Uvulars are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue against or near the uvula, that is, further back in the mout...
  • Uvular ejectiveUvular ejective

    The uvular ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Uvular nasalUvular nasal

    The uvular nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Uvular trillUvular trill

    The uvular trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....


V


  • Velar approximantVelar approximant Overview

    The velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Velar consonantVelar consonant Overview

    Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue...
  • Velar ejectiveFacts About Velar ejective

    The velar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Velar nasalVelar nasal

    The velar nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Velaric egressive
  • VelarizationVelarization

    Velarization is a secondary articulation of consonants by which the back of the tongue is raised toward the velum during the...
  • VelumVelum Overview

    The term, velum, derived from Latin velum, meaning a "sail", "curtain," "awning" or "veil", has several quite separate m...
  • Vocal cords
  • Vocal stress
  • Vocal tractVocal tract

    The vocal tract is that cavity in animals and humans, where sound that is produced at the sound source is filtered....
  • Voice onset timeVoice onset time

    In phonetics, voice onset time, commonly abbreviated VOT, is the length of time that passes between when a consonant is rele...
  • Voiced alveolar affricateVoiced alveolar affricate

    The voiced alveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced alveolar fricativeVoiced alveolar fricative

    The voiced alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds....
  • Voiced alveolar implosiveVoiced alveolar implosive

    The voiced alveolar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced alveolar lateral fricativeVoiced alveolar lateral fricative

    The voiced alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced alveolar plosiveVoiced alveolar plosive

    The voiced alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced alveolo-palatal affricateVoiced alveolo-palatal affricate

    The voiced alveolo-palatal affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced alveolo-palatal fricativeVoiced alveolo-palatal fricative

    The voiced alveolo-palatal voiceless or laminal postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some sp...
  • Voiced bilabial fricativeVoiced bilabial fricative

    The voiced bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced bilabial implosiveVoiced bilabial implosive

    A voiced bilabial implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced bilabial plosiveVoiced bilabial plosive Overview

    The voiced bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced consonant
  • Voiced dental affricate
  • Voiced dental fricativeVoiced dental fricative

    The voiced dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced dental implosiveVoiced dental implosive

    The voiced dental implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced dental plosiveVoiced dental plosive

    The voiced dental plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced epiglottal fricativeVoiced epiglottal fricative

    The voiced epiglottal approximant/fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced glottal fricativeVoiced glottal fricative

    The breathy-voiced glottal transition, commonly called a "voiced glottal fricative", is a type of sound used in some spoken ...
  • Voiced implosive consonant
  • Voiced labiodental fricativeVoiced labiodental fricative

    The voiced labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced palatal fricativeVoiced palatal fricative

    The voiced palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced palatal implosiveVoiced palatal implosive

    The voiced palatal implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced palatal plosiveVoiced palatal plosive

    The voiced palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced pharyngeal fricativeVoiced pharyngeal fricative

    The voiced pharyngeal approximant/fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced postalveolar affricateVoiced postalveolar affricate Summary

    The voiced palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spok...
  • Voiced postalveolar fricativeVoiced postalveolar fricative

    The voiced palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spok...
  • Voiced retroflex affricateVoiced retroflex affricate

    The voiced retroflex affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced retroflex fricativeVoiced retroflex fricative

    The voiced retroflex fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced retroflex plosiveVoiced retroflex plosive

    The voiced retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced uvular fricativeVoiced uvular fricative

    The voiced uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced uvular implosiveVoiced uvular implosive

    The voiced uvular implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced uvular plosiveVoiced uvular plosive

    The voiced uvular plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced velar fricativeVoiced velar fricative

    The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in various spoken languages....
  • Voiced velar implosiveVoiced velar implosive

    The voiced velar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiced velar plosiveVoiced velar plosive

    The voiced velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless alveolar affricateVoiceless alveolar affricate

    The voiceless alveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless alveolar fricativeVoiceless alveolar fricative

    The voiceless alveolar fricatives are consonantal sounds....
  • Voiceless alveolar lateral affricateVoiceless alveolar lateral affricate

    The voiceless alveolar lateral affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless alveolar lateral fricativeVoiceless alveolar lateral fricative Summary

    The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless alveolar plosiveVoiceless alveolar plosive

    The voiceless alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages....
  • Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricateVoiceless alveolo-palatal affricate

    The voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricativeVoiceless alveolo-palatal fricative

    The voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative or laminal postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some...
  • Voiceless bilabial fricativeVoiceless bilabial fricative

    The voiceless bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless bilabial plosiveVoiceless bilabial plosive

    The voiceless bilabial plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages....
  • Voiceless consonant
  • Voiceless dental affricate
  • Voiceless dental fricativeVoiceless dental fricative

    The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless dental plosiveVoiceless dental plosive

    The voiceless dental plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless epiglottal fricativeVoiceless epiglottal fricative

    The voiceless epiglottal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless glottal fricativeVoiceless glottal fricative

    The voiceless glottal transition, commonly called a "fricative", is a type of sound used in some spoken languages which ofte...
  • Voiceless glottal plosive
  • Voiceless labial-velar fricative
  • Voiceless labiodental affricateVoiceless labiodental affricate

    A voiceless labiodental affricate is a rare consonant, which is initiated as a labiodental plosive , but released as a voice...
  • Voiceless labiodental fricativeVoiceless labiodental fricative

    The voiceless labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless palatal affricate
  • Voiceless palatal fricativeVoiceless palatal fricative

    The voiceless palatal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless palatal lateral affricate
  • Voiceless palatal plosiveVoiceless palatal plosive

    The voiceless palatal plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless pharyngeal fricativeVoiceless pharyngeal fricative

    The voiceless pharyngeal fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless postalveolar affricateVoiceless postalveolar affricate

    The voiceless palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some sp...
  • Voiceless postalveolar fricativeVoiceless postalveolar fricative

    The voiceless palato-alveolar fricative or domed postalveolar fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some s...
  • Voiceless retroflex affricateVoiceless retroflex affricate

    The voiceless retroflex affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless retroflex fricativeVoiceless retroflex fricative

    The voiceless retroflex fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless retroflex plosiveVoiceless retroflex plosive

    The voiceless retroflex plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless uvular affricate
  • Voiceless uvular fricativeVoiceless uvular fricative

    The voiceless uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless uvular plosiveVoiceless uvular plosive

    The voiceless uvular plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless velar affricate
  • Voiceless velar fricativeVoiceless velar fricative

    The voiceless velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages....
  • Voiceless velar lateral affricate
  • Voiceless velar plosiveVoiceless velar plosive Overview

    The voiceless velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages....
  • VoicingFacts About Voice (phonetics)

    In phonetics, voice or voicing is one of the three major parameters used to describe a sound, along with place of arti...
  • Vowel backnessVowel backness

    In phonetics, vowel backness is the position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth in a vowel sound....
  • Vowel harmonyVowel harmony

    Vowel harmony is a type of long-distance assimilatory phonological process involving vowels in some languages....
  • Vowel heightVowel height

    In phonetics and phonology, vowel height is a feature that shows the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of...
  • Vowel lengthVowel length

    , [[Hawaiian lan...
  • Vowel reductionVowel reduction

    Vowel reduction is the term in phonetics that refers to various changes in the acoustic quality of vowels, which are rel...
  • Vowel roundedness
  • VowelVowel Overview

    In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by an open configuration of the vocal tract so tha...


W

  • WhisperingWhispering

    Whispering is a form of speech in which the vocal cords do not vibrate....
  • WorldBetWorldBet

    WorldBet is an ASCII encoding of the International Phonetic Alphabet with additional symbols. ...


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  • X-SAMPAX-SAMPA

    The Extended SAM Phonetic Alphabet is a variant of SAMPA developed in 1995 by John C....