labials
Sounds from lips
Labials are speech sounds made primarily with the lips.
The term covers sounds like p, b, m, and w, where the lips come together or round to shape the airflow.
In phonetics, labial distinguishes these sounds from those made with the tongue or throat.
The child had trouble with labials and kept saying "wabbit" for rabbit.
Consonant with blocked release
- nasalOf the nose
- fricativeConsonant with audible friction
- voicingExpressing aloud
- voicedExpressed in speech
voiceless · aspiration · phoneme · allophone · manner · articulation · stop · affricate
Letter after v
Having no sharp angles
- protrusionPart extending outward
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- upper lipMouth's northern edge
lower lip · spread · compressed · articulator · mouth · pursed
plosive
Consonant with blocked release
voiced · voiceless · aspiration · phoneme · allophone · manner · articulation · stop · affricate · rounded
w
Letter after v
rounded
Having no sharp angles
- protrusionPart extending outward
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- contactCommunication or physical touch
upper lip · lower lip · spread · compressed · articulator · mouth · pursed