Grammar of Shina Language And Vocabulary

Grammar of Shina Language and Vocabulary 19increases the volume of the oral cavity. In case of the mostopenly articulated sounds the mandible is openedapproximately half of its full capacity of opening. Thesideways movement of the jaw is not relevant in speechproduction.The speech organs are also classified into two categorieson the basis of their function in the process of speechproduction.One category is known as the `articulators’, which touchor approximate at some point in the oral cavity. For example,the lower lip and the tongue.Another category is known as the `points ofarticulation’, which are the areas, which the articulatorstouch or move towards. These are for example, upper lip,upper teeth, tooth ridge, hard palate, velum, uvula and theback of the tongue.The earlier classification of speech organs on the basisof their physiological nature as stationary and movableshould not be confused to correspond with the latterclassification on the basis their function. However, somegeneral relationships may be brought out. An articulator hasto be movable, but the point of articulation need notnecessarily be stationary.2.4. Phonetic Activity in the Three Areas:The phonetic activity in the three main areas (which aremarked by the broken lines in figure 1) in which any kind ofoperation of speech organs becomes a part of the characteristicfeature of a particular sound.The area A is the glottal region, where the state of theglottis is taken into consideration while determining thenature of a sound.The state of the glottis is determined by the function ofthe vocal cords. The vocal cords remain apart at the time ofbreathing. They tightly close as they do at the time of holding