alba's phonology album album 2 | Page 4

CONSONANT SOUNDS A CONSONANT SOUND IS BLOCK OF AIR MADE AS IT LEAVES THE BODY. WE NEED THREE PIECES OF INFORMATION TO SAY A CONSONANT THE PLACE: WHERE THE BLOCK OF AIR OCCURS (LIPS, TEETH, ALVEOLAR RIDGE, PALATE, ETC) THE TYPE OF BLOCK OCCURS (PLOSIVE, FRICATIVE, NASAL, APROXIMANTS) THE VOICING: WHEN WE ARE USING OUR VOICE OR NOT (VOICED, VOICELESS)