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ACTIVE and PASSIVE ARTICULATORS CHART
CLASSIFICATION ACTIVE ARTICULATORS PASSIVE ARTICULATORS
Bi-labial Lower lip Upper lip
Labio-dental Lower lip Upper teeth
Dental Tongue tip / apex / blade Behind upper teeth
Alveolar Tongue tip /apex / blade Alveolar (teeth) ridge
Palato-alveolar Tongue blade Behind alveolar ridge
Palatal Tongue front Hard palate
Velar Tongue back Front of soft palate, velum
Uvular Tongue back Back of soft palate, uvula
Pharyngeal Tongue root Back of...
Glottal Vocal folds (cords) x
ACTIVE ARTICULATOR
Lips
Tongue tip/apex
Tongue blade
Tongue front
Tongue back
Tongue root
Vocal folds (cords)
PLACE OF ARTICULATION
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Glottal
NOTE:
The IPA usually uses ‘POST-ALVEOLAR’ instead of ‘PALATO-ALVEOLAR’.