The places of articulation / Places of articulation, Describe English consonant sounds according to the places of articulation.
Answer:
[Short Points: Definition, Bilabial, Labiodental, Dental, Alveolar, Postalveolar,Plato alveolar, Palatal, Velar, Glottal ]
 Definition :
 Each point where the air stream can be modified to produce a different sound is called a place of articulation. Places of articulation are discussed below :Â
Bilabial:
Bilabial:
 Speech sounds are made with the two lips. Here, upper lip touches the lower lip. And the resulting sound is called bilabial. English bilabial consonants are /p,b,w,m/
 Labiodental:Â
 Labiodental:Â
Here,the lower lip make contact with the upper front teeth. English labiodental consonants are /f,v/
 Dental/Interdental:
 Dental/Interdental:
To produce the dental consonants,tongue-tip articulates against the lower and upper front teeth. English dental consonants are: /θ/ ,/ð/
 Alveolar:
 The sounds are produced by the blade of tongue and the alveolar ridge. The blade of tongue articulates with the alveolar ridge. English alveolar consonants are: /t,d,s,z,n,l/
 Post-Alveolar:Â
 Post-Alveolar:Â
The tip of tongue articulates with the back part of the upper alveolar ridge. e.g. : /r/
 Plato-Alveolar:
 Plato-Alveolar:
 The blades of tongue articulates against the teeth with raising the main body of the tongue towards the palate. English post-alveolar sound,s are : /ʃ/,/ʒ/,/tʃ/,/dʒ/.
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  Palatal:Â
 The front of the tongue articulates with the hard palate. English palatal consonant is /j/Â
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 Velar:Â
The back of the tongue articulates against the soft palate. e.g. : /k,g,Å‹/Â Â
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 Glottal:
 It is the space between the vocal cords and is articulated by the glottis. e.g. /h/
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