Unit 2

The Production and Classification of Speech Sounds

The following links will help you understand physiological aspects in connection with the production of speech.

• Creaky Voice / Vocal fry.
• Sammy, Interactive Saggital Section (U. Toronto) - An animated site to practice the articulatory features of IPA sounds.
• The human voice system.
• The larynx.
• The pharynx.
• The respiratory system .
• Types of Phonation (Stuttgart) - To see descriptions, graphic illustrations and recordings of different phonation types.
• Vocal cord animation.
• Vocal Fold Vibration.
• Vocal Tract (Phonetics Laboratory , Oxford University) - To see descriptions and graphic illustrations of the organs of speech and to practice phonation exercises.