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Speech Organs. The process of producing speech Three cavities & the vocal tract The vocal organs or the speech organs. The process of producing speech. The air breathed in→ lungs→the air pressed out→ ↗mouth cavity
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Speech Organs • The process of producing speech • Three cavities & the vocal tract • The vocal organs or the speech organs
The process of producing speech • The air breathed in→ lungs→the air pressed out→ ↗mouth cavity widepipe (trachea) → larynx → pharynx → ↘nasal cavity
The principal cavities or resonators: -the pharyngeal cavity -the oral cavity -the nasal cavity (-the labial cavity) The vocal tract: - the long tubular structure formed by the first three cavities.
Pharynx Oral Cavity Nasal Cavity Uvula Tongue (tip/blade/front/ middle/back/root) Hard Palate Soft Palate (Velum) Alveolar Ridge (teeth-ridge) Teeth (upper &lower) Lips (upper &lower) Epiglottis The Vocal Organs or the Speech Organs