The place of articulation can be any of the followin g the lips(labials and bilabials) the teeth( dentals) the lips and teeth (labio-dentals -- here the tongue is not directly involved) the al veolar ridge(that part of the gums behind the upper front teeth--alveolar articulations) the hard palate(given its large size, one can distinguish between palato-alveolars, palatals and palato-velars the soft palate(or velum - velar articulations the uvula(uvulars the pharynx (pharyngeals the glottis glottals) 2021/2/232021/2/23 8 • The place of articulation can be any of the following: – the lips (labials and bilabials), – the teeth (dentals), – the lips and teeth (labio-dentals -- here the tongue is not directly involved), – the alveolar ridge (that part of the gums behind the upper front teeth -- alveolar articulations), – the hard palate (given its large size, one can distinguish between palato-alveolars, palatals and palato-velars), – the soft palate (or velum -- velar articulations), – the uvula (uvulars), – the pharynx (pharyngeals), – the glottis (glottals)