Place of articulation

In phonetics, the place of articulation refers to the part of the vocal tract where the constriction is made to produce a particular sound. There are eleven commonly-used places of articulation, and a few less commonly used ones.

List of main places of articulation

 * bilabial
 * labiodental
 * apicodental (also known as "dental" or "interdental")
 * alveolar
 * postalveolar (also known as "alveo-palatal" or "palato-alveolar")
 * retroflex
 * palatal
 * velar
 * uvular
 * pharyngeal
 * glottal

Less-commonly-used places of articulation

 * alveolopalatal
 * epiglottal

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