In phonetics, a homorganic consonant (from homo- "same" and organ "(speech) organ") is a consonant sound that is articulated in the same place of articulation as another. For example, [p], [b] and [m] are homorganic consonants of one another since they share the bilabial place of articulation. Consonants that are not articulated in the same place are called heterorganic.
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.[1] In articulatory phonetics, the specific "place of articulation" or "point of articulation" of a consonant is that point of contact where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue) and a passive (stationary) articulator (typically some part of the roof of the mouth). Along with the manner of articulation and phonation, this gives the consonant its distinctive sound.
Similar articulatory position
Consonants that have a similar or the same place of articulation, such as the alveolar sounds (n, t, d, s, z, l) in English, are said to be homorganic.
Homorganic nasal rule
A homorganic nasal rule is the point of articulation of the initial sound being assimilated by the last sound in a prefix[clarification needed]. An example of the rule is found in Yoruba in which ba "meet" becomes mba "is meeting", and sun, "sleep" becomes nsun "is sleeping".
Consonant clustering
Two or more consonant sounds may appear sequentially linked or clustered as either identical consonants or homorganic consonants that differ slightly in the manner of articulation, as when the first consonant is a fricative and the second is a stop.[2]
In some languages, a syllable-initial homorganic sequence of a stop and a nasal is quite uncontroversially treated as a sequence of two separate segments; and the separate status of the stop and the nasal is quite clear. In Russian, the stop + nasal sequences are just one of the possible types amongst many different syllable-initial consonant sequences that occur.[3] In English, nasal + stop sequences within a morpheme must be homorganic.[4]
Consonant length
In languages as diverse as Arabic, Tamil and Icelandic, there is a phonological contrast between long and short consonants,[5] which are distinguishable from consonant clusters. In phonetics, gemination happens when a spoken consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than a short consonant.
Consonant length is distinctive in some languages. In Japanese, for example, 来た (kita) means 'came; arrived', while 切った (kitta) means 'cut; sliced'. The romanization or transliteration of the sound of each Japanese word produces the misleading impression of a doubled consonant.
Aronoff, Mark and Janie Rees-Miller. (2003). The Handbook of Linguistics. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN978-1-4051-0252-0; OCLC 185384910
Ravid, Dorit Diskin, Hava Bat-Zeev Shyldkrot and Ruth Aronson Berman. (2005). Perspectives on Language and Language Development: Essays in Honor of Ruth A. Berman. Dordrecht: Springer (Kulwer Academic). ISBN978-1-4020-7903-0; OCLC 55220212
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homorganic, consonant, phonetics, homorganic, consonant, from, homo, same, organ, speech, organ, consonant, sound, that, articulated, same, place, articulation, another, example, homorganic, consonants, another, since, they, share, bilabial, place, articulatio. In phonetics a homorganic consonant from homo same and organ speech organ is a consonant sound that is articulated in the same place of articulation as another For example p b and m are homorganic consonants of one another since they share the bilabial place of articulation Consonants that are not articulated in the same place are called heterorganic Places of articulation passive amp active 1 Exo labial 2 Endo labial 3 Dental 4 Alveolar 5 Post alveolar 6 Pre palatal 7 Palatal 8 Velar 9 Uvular 10 Pharyngeal 11 Glottal 12 Epiglottal 13 Radical 14 Postero dorsal 15 Antero dorsal 16 Laminal 17 Apical 18 Sub apical Contents 1 Articulatory position 1 1 Similar articulatory position 2 Homorganic nasal rule 3 Consonant clustering 3 1 Consonant length 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksArticulatory position EditDescriptive 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 1 In articulatory phonetics the specific place of articulation or point of articulation of a consonant is that point of contact where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active moving articulator typically some part of the tongue and a passive stationary articulator typically some part of the roof of the mouth Along with the manner of articulation and phonation this gives the consonant its distinctive sound Similar articulatory position Edit Consonants that have a similar or the same place of articulation such as the alveolar sounds n t d s z l in English are said to be homorganic Homorganic nasal rule EditA homorganic nasal rule is the point of articulation of the initial sound being assimilated by the last sound in a prefix clarification needed An example of the rule is found in Yoruba in which ba meet becomes mba is meeting and sun sleep becomes nsun is sleeping Consonant clustering EditTwo or more consonant sounds may appear sequentially linked or clustered as either identical consonants or homorganic consonants that differ slightly in the manner of articulation as when the first consonant is a fricative and the second is a stop 2 In some languages a syllable initial homorganic sequence of a stop and a nasal is quite uncontroversially treated as a sequence of two separate segments and the separate status of the stop and the nasal is quite clear In Russian the stop nasal sequences are just one of the possible types amongst many different syllable initial consonant sequences that occur 3 In English nasal stop sequences within a morpheme must be homorganic 4 Consonant length Edit In languages as diverse as Arabic Tamil and Icelandic there is a phonological contrast between long and short consonants 5 which are distinguishable from consonant clusters In phonetics gemination happens when a spoken consonant is pronounced for an audibly longer period of time than a short consonant Consonant length is distinctive in some languages In Japanese for example 来た kita means came arrived while 切った kitta means cut sliced The romanization or transliteration of the sound of each Japanese word produces the misleading impression of a doubled consonant See also EditManner of articulation Relative articulation List of phonetics topics Hepburn romanization ȠNotes Edit Laver John 2003 Linguistic Phonetics in The Handbook of Linguistics pp 164 178 Ravid Dorit diskin et al 2005 Perspectives on Language and Language Development p 55 Ladefoged Peter et al 1996 The Sounds of the World s Languages p 128 Ladefoged p 119 Ladefoged p 92 References EditAronoff Mark and Janie Rees Miller 2003 The Handbook of Linguistics Malden Massachusetts Blackwell Publishing ISBN 978 1 4051 0252 0 OCLC 185384910 Ladefoged Peter Maddieson Ian 1996 The Sounds of the World s Languages Oxford Blackwell ISBN 978 0 631 19815 4 Ravid Dorit Diskin Hava Bat Zeev Shyldkrot and Ruth Aronson Berman 2005 Perspectives on Language and Language Development Essays in Honor of Ruth A Berman Dordrecht Springer Kulwer Academic ISBN 978 1 4020 7903 0 OCLC 55220212External links EditInteractive places and manners of articulation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Homorganic consonant amp oldid 1112814387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
