• Articulators

  • Tongue

  • Velum

  • Mandible

  • Lips

  • Teeth

(Bauman-Waengler, 2020)

• The articulatory system allows for manipulation of the resonating cavities in order to produce a variety of complex speech sounds. Here are some examples of how each structure is used: 

  • Lips: Used in production of vowels in addition to bilabials and labiodental consonants.

  • Teeth: Important for producing labiodental and alveolar consonants.

  • Tongue: Used to open or constrict the oral cavity in various ways to create labiodental, alveolar, and palatal consonants as well as vowels. 

  • Velum: Opens and closes the velopharyngeal port to the nasal cavity. It is only opened for nasal consonants. 

  • Mandible: Used to support movements of the tongue and widen or constrict the oral cavity for a variety of speech sounds. 

(Bauman-Waengler, 2020)