Assertion: consonant's sound | /r/HasProperty | formed
Facets:
value: by pressing the front top teeth
type: MANNER
value: the same way as /s/
type: OTHER
value: by forming a narrow passageway
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: This sound is formed by forming a narrow passageway with the sides of the tongue against the top teeth and then forcing air through partly open lips.
text: The sound is formed the same way as /s/, but it is voiced, meaning the vocal cords are engaged while making the sound.
text: This sound is formed the same way as the letter F—by pressing the front top teeth against the lower lip as air is expelled through the mouth—except that the vocal cords are engaged, making it a voiced speech sound.
text: When it functions as a consonant, the speech sound for Y is formed by first pressing the sides of the tongue up to the roof of the mouth to form a narrow passageway, as air is pushed through and the vocal cords are vibrated; then, mid-sound, this passageway is widened with the tongue to let more air through at a time.
text: This categorization of vowels that is done based on the place the sound is formed can be done more extensively as Bilabial, Labio-Dental, Dental, Alveolar, Post-Alveolar , Retroflex, Alveolo-palatal, palatal, velar, uvular, pharyngeal, epiglottal and glottal.
text: Descriptive phonetic classification relies on the relationships between a number of technical terms that describe the way sounds are made; and one of the relevant elements involves that place at which a specific sound is formed and voiced.