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Meanings of place of articulation in English

Russian
места образования
Portuguese
lugar de articulação
Spanish
punto de articulación
Catalan
punt d’articulació

The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator and a passive (stationary) articulator.

места образования
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Examples for "point of articulation"
Examples for "point of articulation"
1
Joe: The God of Rock is about to step all over your puny points of articulation.
Wired
2
It is not pose-able, it comes with no accessories and it has "zero points of articulation."
Wired
3
According to the marketing spiel, the Dread Pirate Roberts Action Figure has 8 points of articulation in exciting "en garde" pose.
Wired
4
Modeled after the main character in Ashley Wood's post-apocalyptic Web comic World War Robot, the 14-inch bot boasts 43 points of articulation.
Wired
Usage of place of articulation in English
1
We will give one example of each kind, as made at each point or place of articulation.
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art / A Practical Study of Vitality...
2
And then what comes next is the place of articulation, where you pronounce this stuff in your mouth.
Wired
3
Exaggerate the consonantal sounds in every instance, and the points of contact or places of articulation will be very evident.
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art / A Practical Study of Vitality...
4
Having studied the formula as given, classify the consonants in three columns, under the headings of 1st, 2d, and 3d points or places of articulation.
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art / A Practical Study of Vitality...