adjective
- relating to the production of speech sounds by the movement of the tongue, lips, and other speech organs
Usage: linguistics; phonetics
Examples
- The speech therapist studied the patient’s articulatory movements.
- Articulatory phonetics examines how sounds are produced in the mouth.
- Children develop articulatory skills gradually as they learn to speak.
- The researcher recorded articulatory data using specialized equipment.
- Articulatory disorders can affect speech clarity and intelligibility.
- The linguist analyzed the articulatory features of different consonants.