Also called point of articulation of a consonant is the point of contact where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an articulatory gesture, an active articulator, an a passive location
GLOTTAL
The glottis is even deeper than the pharynx andepiglottis in the throat. You can see whereglottal consonants are produced here EXAMPLE;happy, heat
PHARYNGEAL AND EPIGLOTTAL
We now proceed even deeper in the vocal tractand reach a point where only the root of thetongue reaches, at least in normal cases.
UVULAR
A little deeper in the mouth, the uvula is found(the little thing that's dangling from the top inthe back of the mouth), which is used for uvularconsonants
VELAR
There are a few velars in English, so it should bepretty straightforward to learn what their pointof articulation is EXAMPLE: king
PALATAL
We are now getting to a depth in the mouthwhere portions like the back of the tongue arestarting to be used to produce soundsExample; YET
ALVEOLO-PALATAL
This is where it gets trickier because it'sbecoming more and more difficult to feel areasin your mouth that are that deep and alsobecause alveolo-palatals are not present inStandard American English
PALATO-ALVEOLAR
Palato-alveolars occur slightly deeper in themouth than alveolars. EXAMPLE: sheep
ALVEOLAR
The point of articulation of alveolar consonantsis situated near the alveolar ridge which is thearea lying between the upper front teeth andthe palate. EXAMPLE: tow and sap
DENTAL
Some languages have dental consonants whereonly the tongue and the teeth are used.[θ] and[ð]. EXAMPLE: thisthese
LINGUOLABIAL
Linguolabials are articulated by using both thetongue and the upper lip. EXAMPLE; [θ]VOICELESS; thing, with and [ð].VOICED; that,smooth
LABIODENTAL
Labiodentals are also pretty straightforward;they are articulated by using both the lower lipand the upper front teeth. EXAMPLE: /f/voiceless; food, thief. /v/; above, waiver
BILABIAL
Bilabials are consonant sounds produced byusing both lips together. EXAMPLE: /p/voiceless; pot, happy. /b/ voiced; ball, rub./m/ nasal; mask, calm. /w/ glide; wish