artikulatsioonikohad

Artikulatsioonikohad, also known as places of articulation, refer to the specific points in the vocal tract where airflow is constricted or obstructed during the production of speech sounds, particularly consonants. These points are crucial for distinguishing between different consonant sounds.

The primary articulatory points include the lips (bilabial sounds like p, b, m), the teeth (dental sounds like the initial 'th' in "thin"), the alveolar ridge (alveolar sounds like t, d, n, s, z, l), the hard palate (palatal sounds like the 'y' in "yes"), the soft palate or velum (velar sounds like k, g, ng), and the glottis (glottal sounds like the 'h' in "hat").

Some sounds involve articulation at multiple points, such as the labiodental sounds (f, v) which are produced with the lower lip and upper teeth. The interaction between the place of articulation and the manner of articulation (e.g., stop, fricative, nasal) determines the unique acoustic properties of each consonant. Understanding articulatsioonikohad is fundamental in phonetics and phonology for describing and classifying speech sounds. It is also essential in speech therapy and language learning.