labiodental consonant
- noun
- /ˌleɪbioʊˈdɛntəl ˈkɒnsənt/
- Specialized
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consonante labiodental
- A labiodental consonant is produced by the lower lip and upper teeth.
Examples
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The sounds represented by 'f' and 'v' in English are both labiodental consonants.
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Children sometimes have difficulty pronouncing labiodental consonants when they are learning to speak.
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Phonetic studies often discuss how labiodental consonants are produced in different languages.
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What are some examples of labiodental consonants?
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In English, the sounds f and v are examples of labiodental consonants that involve the lower lip and upper teeth.
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When learning phonetics, students often practice labiodental consonants to improve their pronunciation skills.
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Speech therapists sometimes use exercises to help children correctly articulate labiodental consonants like f and v.
Synonyms
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A consonant sound made by touching or closing the lips
A speech sound made by touching the lower lip to the upper teeth
A sound you make with your lips, like p, b, and m
A speech sound made when air leaves only through the mouth, not the nose
How Labial
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'labiodental' specifies the place of articulation (lip + teeth contact) and 'consonant' names the type of speech sound, so the combined meaning — a consonant produced by lip-tooth contact — follows immediately from the parts. Although specialist, this subtype-of pattern is a straightforward nominal compound found across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Labiodental consonant comes from two parts, labio and dental, where labio means 'lip' and dental means 'tooth'. To make these sounds you touch your lower lip to your upper teeth, as in 'f' or 'v', so the name describes 'a sound made by the lip and the teeth'.