Consonants

Implosive consonants are a fascinating category of speech sounds that occur in many of the world’s languages but are less familiar to speakers of English. Unlike typical plosive consonants, which are produced with an outward burst of air, implosives involve a unique articulatory mechanism where air is drawn inward during the production of the sound. … Read more

When we speak, we rarely think about how our lips, tongue, and vocal cords work together to produce different sounds. Yet every word we say depends on careful coordination between these parts of the mouth. One important group of speech sounds is known as bilabial consonants. These sounds are produced using both lips, and they … Read more