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Labial
Coronal
Dorsal
Radical
Laryngeal
Bilabial
Labio-dental
Dental
Alveolar
Palato-alveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Epi-glottal
Glottal
Plosive
  b             d                 ɡ      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affricates
                                   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
  m             n                 ŋ      
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
                           
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                               
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
    f   v   θ   ð   s   z   ʃ   ʒ                           h    
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
              ɹ             j     w                  
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
      l                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
 
Front
Near-front
Central
Near-back
Back
 
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid
Open-mid
Near-open
Open
Selected languages: English_American
UPSID number: 9002
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification:
The languages has 38 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds:
Comments:

Sources:

The description is a based on Ladefoged, P. (2010): American English in Handbook of the International Phonetic Association (2010: 41-44). In L1-L2map the descriptions of vowels are made on basis of articulatory positions instead of phonetic symbols in the reference.