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Knowledge of the sound system, The creativity of linguistic knowledge. Warm-up Quick question: “What parts of your body do you use to speak?” What is the Vocal Apparatus? Based on Fromkin (2010) The vocal apparatus is the group of organs involved in producing speech sounds. It includes: ● Lungs ● Trachea ● Larynx ● Pharynx ● Oral and nasal cavities ● Articulators (lips, teeth, tongue, alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate) What is the Vocal Apparatus? Based on Fromkin (2010) The vocal apparatus is the group of organs involved in producing speech sounds. It includes: ● Lungs ● Trachea ● Larynx ● Pharynx ● Oral and nasal cavities ● Articulators (lips, teeth, tongue, alveolar ridge, hard palate, soft palate) Sound Example Words /p/ pen, play, apple /b/ boy, baby, cab /m/ man, mom, drum /w/ we, window, wood /f/ (with lower lip and upper teeth) fun, coffee, leaf /v/ (same as above) van, voice, love Lips Used for bilabial and labiodental sounds Sound Example Words /f/ fan, food, if /v/ van, very, live /θ/ (voiceless "th") think, three, bath /ð/ (voiced "th") this, mother, that Teeth Especially for dental and labiodental sounds Place Sounds Example Words Alveolar ridge /t/, /d/, /s/, /...