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Places of articulation

  Places of articulation are the points of contact or narrowing between the articulatory organs (such as the tongue, lips, teeth, palate, etc.) during the production of sounds in speech. Depending on where this contact occurs, they can be classified into various places of articulation.   1. Bilabial: This type of articulation occurs when the upper and lower lips come together to produce a sound. An example in English would be the word "bat" /bæt/ where the articulation of the letter "b" is done with both lips.   2. Labiodental: In this case, the joint occurs between the lips and the upper teeth. An example in English would be the letter "f" in the word "fan" /fæn/.   3. Dental: Here the tongue is placed between the teeth to produce the sound. An example in English would be the sound of the letter "th" in the word "thin" /θɪn/.   4. Alveolar: This type of articulation occurs when the tongue is placed in the alveolar reg...
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Define rising intonation and write two sentences as examples.

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  Rising intonation, also known as question intonation or rising intonation in English, is a linguistic phenomenon characterized by raising the pitch frequency at the end of a phrase or statement, giving the impression that a question is being asked or confirmation is requested. . This type of intonation can be used both in real questions and in statements that are not questions, in order to express doubt, uncertainty, interest or surprise. Example 1: "Can you help me with this  English Phonetics task?" (In this case, the rising intonation clearly indicates that a question is being asked and an answer is expected.) Example 2: “Today is Friday” (with rising intonation at the end of the sentence, it could be interpreted as if the person was seeking confirmation or validation of the information provided).  
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