THE ANATOMY OF SPEECH PHYSIOLOGICAL PHONETICS 1 Larynx

THE ANATOMY OF SPEECH PHYSIOLOGICAL PHONETICS

1. Larynx 2. Pharynx 3. Oral cavity 4. Nasal cavity 5. Soft palate or velum 6. Hard palate 7. Alveolar ridge 8. Tongue 9. Teeth 10. Lips

Larynx (voice box) Larynx has a funtion to produce many different modification in the flow of air from the chest to the mouth.

Pharynx The pharynx is 7 cm long in women and 8 cm long in men. This has two parts: One is the back of oral cavity and the other

Oral Cavity Oral cavity is a the mouth cavity whose the volume can be changed by modification in tongue and jaw position.

Nasal Cavity is placed above oral cavity which has function to produce certain sounds.

Soft Palate (Velum) Soft Palate is an organ in vocal tract that allows the air to pass through the nose and mouth.

Hard Palate The hard palate can be felt its smooth curved surface with our tongue.

Alveolar Ridge is between the top front teeth and the hard palate. We can feel its shape with out tongue.

Tongue is very important articulator and it can moved into many different places and many different shapes.

Teeth has devided into two parts: the upper teeth and the lower teeth.

Lips They can be pressed together, brought into contact with the teeth, or rounded to produce vowel sound