voiced dental fricative

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A schematic mid-sagittal section of an articulation of a voiced dental fricative
dental fricative voiced oral pulmonic consonant
  • place the tip or blade of tongue on upper front teeth
  • bring two articulators together so that the airstream is partially obstructed and turbulent airflow is produced
  • vibrate the vocal cord
  • direct the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides
  • air is allowed to escape through the mouth only
  • push air solely with the lungs and diaphragm