4. Imagic Icons.ppt

4. Imagic Icons By Place of Articulation 4. Imagic Icons (1) bilabial 雙唇音: the two lips are brought together to create the obstruction. Bilabial consonants in Cantonese and Mandarin: [p] as in 巴、把、悲、比 (C); 巴、把、悲、比 (M) [ph] as in 拋、跑、鋪、普 (C); 拋、跑、鋪、普 (M) [m] as in 麻、馬、苗、秒 (C); 麻、馬、苗、秒 (M) [w] as in 蛙、華、威、毀 (C). 4. Imagic Icons (2) labio-dental 唇齒音: the obstruction of the air-stream is caused by the lower lip and the upper front teeth. Labio-dental consonants in Cantonese and Mandarin: [f] as in 科、火、灰、賄 (C); 飛、肥、沸、發 (M). 4. Imagic Icons (3) dental-alveolar 舌尖音: the tip (or blade) of the ton