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English Consonants: Characteristics
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DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25570.45765
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English consonants are classified based on voicing, place of articulation, and manner of
articulation
Phoneme
Voicing
Place
/p/
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
/b/
voiced
bilabial
plosive
/t/
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
/d/
voiced
alveolar
plosive
/k/
voiceless
velar
plosive
/g/
voiced
velar
plosive
/f/
voiceless
labiodental
fricative
/v/
voiced
labiodental
fricative
/θ/
voiceless
dental
fricative
/ð/
voiced
dental
fricative
/s/
voiceless
alveolar
fricative
/z/
voiced
alveolar
fricative
/ʃ/
voiceless
post-alveolar
fricative
/ʒ/
voiced
post-alveolar
fricative
/h/
voiceless
glottal
fricative
/tʃ/
voiceless
post-alveolar
affricate
/dʒ/
voiced
post-alveolar
affricate
/m/
voiced
bilabial
nasal
/n/
voiced
alveolar
nasal
/ŋ/
voiced
velar
nasal
/l/
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
/w/
voiced
bilabial
approximant
/r/
voiced
post-alveolar
approximant
/j/
voiced
palatal
approximant
Voiced sounds are weak (lenis)
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Voiceless sounds are strong (fortis)