/z/ |
Voiced Alveolar Fricative (Lower-case Z) |
zebra | deposit | ooze |
Instructions:
Point of articulation: alveolar ridge
Articulator: tip of the tongue
Manner of Articulation: Fricative: The articulator makes a narrow constriction against the point of articulation, so when the air flow goes through the oral passage, frication noise is heard.
Voice: voiced – Vocal folds are close and are vibrating.
Source | Notes | URL |
ArticulatoryIPA |
MRI Ultrasound Ultrasound – half-speed |
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Ken Stevens (1962) | X-Ray |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNMCB-Gsn8&list=PLDC5CFA68CD4AD861#t=0m15s |
University of South California | MRI; with noise | http://sail.usc.edu/span/videos/zai.mov/a> |
SpeechTrainer.de (Youtube) | Animation; intervocalic token | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2dHZnNHTdQ |