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bilabial," "labiodental," "dental," etc. you'll also notice there is a column on the left side of the chart with additional obscure terminology, such as "plosive," "nasal," "trill," etc. let's look at what these words mean. the row of phrases on the top of the chart refers to the part of the vocal apparatus
that is used to create the consonant. ( "vocal apparatus," by the way, is just another way of saying any part of the body that use to create speech. the vocal apparatus contains your tongue, your throat, your lungs, and many other body parts.) so this row of fancy phrases on the chart is actually describing...
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