Consonant
A sound in which the air stream meets some obstacles in the mouth on its way up
from the lungs. Words like big, map, and see begin with consonants. The chart below
shows the consonants of English.
4.4 CLASSIFICATION OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANT PHONEMES4.4 CLASSIFICATION OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANT PHONEMES4.4 CLASSIFICATION OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANT PHONEMES4.4 CLASSIFICATION OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANT PHONEMES4.4 CLASSIFICATION OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANT PHONEMES4.4 CLASSIFICATION OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANT PHONEMES4.4 CLASSIFICATION OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANT PHONEMES4.4 CLASSIFICATION OF
AMERICAN ENGLISH CONSONANT PHONEMESManner of
ArticulationPlace of ArticulationPlace of ArticulationPlace of ArticulationPlace of ArticulationPlace of ArticulationPlace of ArticulationPlace of Articulation
Manner of
Articulation Bilabial
Labio-
dental Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop
Voiceless Voiced /p//b/ /d//t/ /k//ɡ/
Fricative Voiceless
Voiced
/f/
/v/
/θ/
/ð/
/s/
/z/
/ʃ/
/ʒ/
/h/
A Voiceless&ricate
Voiced
/ʧ/
/ʤ/
Nasal
Voiced /m/ /n/ /ŋ/
Liquid Voiced /l/ /r/
Glide
Voiced /w/ /y/Related Glossary Terms
Index
Section 2 - Some Very Basic Concepts of Phonology
Section 2 - Some Very Basic Concepts of Phonology
Section 4 - The Consonants of American English
Connected speech, Syllable, Voiced sound, Voiceless sound, Vowel
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