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Parts of Speech Organ

The document summarizes the main parts of the speech organ and their functions. The lips, teeth, tongue, uvula, glottis, alveolar ridge, hard palate, and velum are described as working together or individually to form different sounds and speech through movements, shaping, and interactions within the mouth and nasal cavity.

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Parts of Speech Organ

The document summarizes the main parts of the speech organ and their functions. The lips, teeth, tongue, uvula, glottis, alveolar ridge, hard palate, and velum are described as working together or individually to form different sounds and speech through movements, shaping, and interactions within the mouth and nasal cavity.

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PART S OF SPEECH ORGAN

Lips, Teeth, Tongue

Lips form different shapes, such as an oval, and movements in order to make different sounds. Sounds can be formed by using the teeth to shape the lips, in combination with the tongue, or to block air from escaping the mouth. The tongue moves throughout the mouth and with many of the other organs, as well as making shapes like the lips, in order to formulate speech. Uvula The uvula is used to make guttural sounds. It helps to make nasal consonants by stopping air from moving through the nose. Glottis The glottis is used in controlling the vibration made by the vocal chords, in order to make different sounds. Alveolar Ridge

To make different sounds, known as alveolar sounds, the tongue touches the ridges found on this organ. Hard Palate

Like the alveolar ridge, the tongue touches and taps the palate when articulating speech. Velum (Soft Palate)

The movable velum can retract and elevate in order to separate the mouth from the nasal cavity, helping to make speech less nasally. When the tongue hits the velum, it also makes a special sound called the velar consonant.

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