Consonant Sounds In Phonetics

Consonant Sounds In Phonetics. Voiced consonants require the use of the vocal cords to produce their signature sounds. Consonants are usually classified according to place of articulation the location of the stricture made in the vocal.

A consonant is a speech sound thats not a vowel. There are 24 consonant sounds in English some voiced made by a vibration of the vocal cords and some voiceless no vibration. In our written language we refer to the letters of the alphabet as being consonant or vowel letters depending on which type of sound they are representing.

And therefore in this module we will concentrate on consonants rather than vowels.

Examples of voiced consonant sounds are v b and g. Thats what the International Phonetic Alphabet is. There are 24 consonant sounds in English some voiced made by a vibration of the vocal cords and some voiceless no vibration. Its an important distinction.