Places of Articulation
Coronal places of articulation include the dental consonants at the upper teeth, the alveolar consonants at the upper gum (the alveolar ridge), the various postalveolar consonants (domed palato-alveolar, laminal alveolo-palatal, and apical retroflex) just behind that, the true retroflex consonants curled back against the hard palate, and linguolabial consonants with the tongue against the upper lip.
| IPA Symbol |
Name of the consonant | Example | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| z | Voiced alveolar fricative | zoo | /zuː/ |
| s | Voiceless alveolar fricative | sea | /siː/ |
| ð | Voiced dental fricative | that | /ðæt/ |
| θ | Voiceless dental fricative | thud | /θʌd/ |
| ʒ | Voiced postalveolar fricative | vision | /vɪʒən/ |
| ʃ | Voiceless postalveolar fricative | she | /ʃiː/ |
| n | Alveolar nasal | name | /neɪm/ |
| d | Voiced alveolar stop | day | /deɪ/ |
| t | Voiceless alveolar stop | tea | /tiː/ |
| ɹ | Alveolar approximant | reef | /ɹiːf/ |
| l | Lateral alveolar approximant | lift | /lɪft/ |
| r | Alveolar trill | Spanish perro | /pero/ |
| ɾ | Alveolar tap | Spanish pero | /peɾo/ |
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