Assertion: consonant | /r/HasProperty | pronounced
Facets:
value: alone
type: MANNER
value: the teeth,
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: When a consonant is pronounced, the teeth, lips or tongue pinch together, while vowels are pronounced through an open mouth.
text: The consonants b and v are pronounced the same, the sound being somewhere between the two letters.
text: Some consonants can be pronounced alone (mmm, zzz), and may or may not be regarded as syllables, but they normally accompany vowels, which tend to occupy the central position in a syllable (the syllabic position), as in pap, pep, pip, pop, pup.