/f/ and /v/: TheoryVersión en línea This is a presentation with the aim of explaining the theory behind the uttery of these two phonemes; including the voicing, the place of articulation and the manner of articulation. por Karen Julieth Monroy Ocampo 1 /f/ and /v/: Theory 2 Voicing /f/ voiceless labiodental fricative/v/ voiced labiodental fricativeThese two phonemes can be seen in all positions in English (word-initially, word-medially, word-finally), and the previous descriptions enunciate their features in pronuntiation. But what do they mean?Well, firstly it's possible to notice that the only difference between them is related to the voicing. /f/ is voiceless because the vocal cords don't vibrate when we produced it; and /v/ is voiced because the vocal cords do vibrate. It's just a matter of turning on or off our voices! 3 Manner of articulation Now, regarding the place of articulation: the phonemes are fricative ones. This means they are produced when the air passes through a narrow gap we form with our articulatory system, creating friction. By this way, the airstream is obstructed, but not completely blocked. 4 Place of articulation Also, these phonemes are labiodentals, which has to do with the friction that characterizes fricatives. In this case, and because of the place of articulation, the friction is produced when the air passes through the little space between the upper teeth and the lower lip. This can be easily seen in a mirror. And it almost sounds like an angry cat! 5 How /f/ can be spelled /f/ can be spelled with the following combination of letters:“f” (fox).“ff” (off).“ph” (physical).“gh” (enough).Fun fact! “ph” is most commonly used in words that come from Greek, like “philosophy”. This thanks to the Greek letter “phi”, written like φ, that makes the “f” sound. 6 How /v/ can be spelled /v/ can be spelled with the following combination of letters:“v” (vet).“f” (of).“ve” (sleeve).“vv” (bevvy).
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