“What’s in a name?” I always ask myself, over and over and over again. Names always seem to be a topic on my mind. But I ...

Articulatory phonetics can be seen as divided up into three areas to describe consonants. These are voice, place and manner respectively. Each of these will now be discussed separately, although all ...

And how well can you roll your ‘R’? The answers to questions like these often have a lot to do with your native tongue. What pronunciation pitfalls and stumbling blocks can you find on the road from ...

Adapted from: Ogden, R. (2009) An introduction to English Phonetics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 30-35. Sheffield is a world top-100 research university with a global reputation for excellence ...