2 Overview of the human speech mechanism

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures and tables ix
4. To readers xiii
5. Acknowledgements xv
6. 1 Introduction to phonetics 1
7. 2 Overview of the human speech mechanism 7
8. 3 Representing the sounds of speech 20
9. 4 The larynx, voicing and voice quality 42
10. 5 Vowels 58
11. 6 Approximants 80
12. 7 Plosives 98
13. 8 Fricatives 120
14. 9 Nasals 140
15. 10 Glottalic and velaric airstreams 156
16. 11 Sounds and structures 172
17. 12 Conclusion 195
18. Glossary 198
19. Discussion of the exercises 206
20. Further reading 212
21. Index 217