articulators
Mouth parts speaking
Articulators are the parts of the mouth and throat used to produce speech sounds—the tongue, lips, teeth, palate, and vocal cords.
In phonetics, these structures shape airflow into distinct sounds.
The term also refers to dental devices that simulate jaw movement, used to align dentures or crowns: The dentist mounted the molds on an articulator.
Oral muscle for taste
- lipsMouth's outer edges
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- palateOral cavity ceiling
- jawBone holding teeth
velum · uvula · glottis · larynx · pharynx · hard palate · soft palate · nasal cavity
Letters that aren't vowels
- vowelsLetters with unblocked airflow
- phonationVocal fold vibration
- voicingExpressing aloud
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
plosive · fricative · nasal · trill · affricate · lateral · manner · obstruction
Wordless expressive performer
- actorsThose playing roles
- gesturesExpressive body movements
- signingInscribing one's name
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
dance · facial expressions · pantomime · gesticulation · nonverbal · hands · eyebrows · posture
tongue
Oral muscle for taste
jaw · velum · uvula · glottis · larynx · pharynx · hard palate · soft palate · nasal cavity · vocal cords
consonants
Letters that aren't vowels
aspiration · plosive · fricative · nasal · trill · affricate · lateral · manner · obstruction · airflow
mime
Wordless expressive performer
body language · dance · facial expressions · pantomime · gesticulation · nonverbal · hands · eyebrows · posture · puppetry
- vocal tractlarynx, pharynx, vocal cords, vocal folds, glottis
- voicevoice, vocal folds, utterance, sound, voice box
articulatorsvocal cords
Sound-producing throat membranes
vocal folds · larynx · glottis · voice box · vibrators