Sesleme: Fransızca artikülasyon (articulation) sözü dil biliminde "Ciğerlerden gelen havanın, ağız ve burundaki çeşitli nokta ve bölgelerde engellemeye uğrayarak ses olarak çıkması." anlamında kullanılmaktadır
Any segment produced by stopping and releasing the air stream (stops), or stopping it at one point while it escapes at another (liquids), or a very narrow passage causing friction (fricatives)
A conventional speech sound produced, with or without laryngeal vibration, by certain successive contractions of the articulatory muscles which modify, interrupt, or obstruct the expired air stream to the extent that its pressure is raised
A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel
describes an interval or chord which, from the point of view of harmony, sounds satisfactory in itself A consonant chord contains only consonant intervals
A consonant is a sound such as `p', `f', `n', or `t' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel. Any speech sound characterized by an articulation in which a closure or narrowing of the vocal tract completely or partially blocks the flow of air; also, any letter or symbol representing such a sound. Consonants are usually classified according to the place of articulation (e.g., palate, teeth, lips); the manner of articulation, as in stops (complete closure of the oral passage, released with a burst of air), fricatives (forcing of breath through a constricted passage), and trills (vibration of the tip of the tongue or the uvula); and the presence or absence of voicing, nasalization, aspiration, and other features
one of a class of speech sounds characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel It contrasts with a vowel Welsh has a couple of consonants that are not consonant with English, such as "ch", "rh" and "ll"
An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a sound