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# 3.2. 辅音Consonants
地球上的所有语言都一样,在自然语流中,**辅音**不会单独存在。单独的**元音**,可以构成**音节**,也可以构成或者表达意义。比如,*ah* <span class="pho alt">ɑː</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us_phonetics_sound_father_2023feb.mp3"></span>, *oh* <span class="pho alt">oʊ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-male="/audios/us_phonetics_sound_nose_2023feb.mp3"></span>,或者 *Uh-Oh* <span class="pho alt">ˈʌ.oʊ</span><span class="speak-word-inline" data-audio-us-female="/audios/Uh-Oh.mp3"></span>[^1]。但,绝大多数**辅音**必须依附于**元音**才能构成**音节**,并且,单独的辅音也不能构成意义。
辅音可以根据发声时**声带**是否震动被分为清辅音voiceless consonants与浊辅音voiced consonants。清辅音只有气流震动没有声带振动而浊辅音的气流震动却伴有声带振动。比如<span class="pho">s</span> 是清辅音,<span class="pho">z</span> 是浊辅音。
| | 辅音consonants |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 清辅音voiceless | <span class="pho">p</span>, <span class="pho">t</span>, <span class="pho">k</span>, <span class="pho">f</span>, <span class="pho">s</span>, <span class="pho">θ</span>, <span class="pho">ʃ</span>, <span class="pho">h</span>, <span class="pho">tʃ</span>, <span class="pho">tr</span>, <span class="pho">ts</span> |
| 浊辅音voiced | <span class="pho">b</span>, <span class="pho">d</span>, <span class="pho">g</span>, <span class="pho">v</span>, <span class="pho">z</span>, <span class="pho">ð</span>, <span class="pho">ʒ</span>, <span class="pho">r</span>, <span class="pho">dʒ</span>, <span class="pho">dr</span>, <span class="pho">dz</span>, <span class="pho">m</span>, <span class="pho">n</span>, <span class="pho">ŋ</span>, <span class="pho">l</span> |
注意:<span class="pho">w</span> 和 <span class="pho">y</span> 这两个辅音被称为**半元音** —— 无法用声带振动与否分类。
辅音的另外一个划分,是根据口腔内**气流**振动的方式和位置。
| 气流振动方式Airflow | 清浊与否Voiced or not | 辅音Consonants |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 破擦音Plosive | 清辅音 | <span class="pho">p</span>, <span class="pho">t</span>, <span class="pho">k</span> |
| | 浊辅音 | <span class="pho">b</span>, <span class="pho">d</span>, <span class="pho">g</span> |
| 摩擦音Fricative | 清辅音 | <span class="pho">f</span>, <span class="pho">s</span>, <span class="pho">θ</span>, <span class="pho">ʃ</span>, <span class="pho">h</span> |
| | 浊辅音 | <span class="pho">v</span>, <span class="pho">z</span>, <span class="pho">ð</span>, <span class="pho">ʒ</span> |
| 塞擦音Affricate | 清辅音 | <span class="pho">tʃ</span>, <span class="pho">tr</span>, <span class="pho">ts</span> |
| | 浊辅音 | <span class="pho">dʒ</span>, <span class="pho">dr</span>, <span class="pho">dz</span> |
| 鼻音Nasal | 浊辅音 | <span class="pho">m</span>, <span class="pho">n</span>, <span class="pho">ŋ</span> |
| 边擦音Lateral | 浊辅音 | <span class="pho">l</span>, <span class="pho">r</span> |
| 半元音Semivowel | | <span class="pho">j</span>, <span class="pho">w</span> |
作为初学者,**你无需尝试记忆这些分类和术语** —— 除非将来你有多余的时间精力。这些语言学的概念,并不构成任何学习障碍。你需要了解的只不过是分类的**依据****声带振动与否**,以及**气流振动方式和位置**。
另外,需要注意:有 *4* 个辅音,<span class="pho">l</span>, <span class="pho">m</span>, <span class="pho">n</span>,以及之前见过很多次的 <span class="pho">r</span>,它们被称作 “**音节辅音**”,因为它们自带 <span class="pho">ə</span> 的音色。比如,*bottle* <span class="pho alt">ˈbɑːtl</span>, *bottom* <span class="pho alt">ˈbɑːtm</span>, *button* <span class="pho alt">ˈbʌtn</span>。有些词典会用 <span class="pho">ᵊ</span>,比如写成:
*bottle* <span class="pho alt">ˈbɑːtᵊl</span>, *bottom* <span class="pho alt">ˈbɑːtᵊm</span>, *button* <span class="pho alt">ˈbʌtᵊn</span>。而《剑桥英语发声词典》的标注方式是:*bottle* <span class="pho alt">ˈbɑːt̬əl</span>, *bottom* <span class="pho alt">ˈbɑːt̬əm</span>, *button* <span class="pho alt">ˈbʌtən</span>……
格外需要注意的是:辅音发声时,**舌尖起始位置**非常重要。
以下 4 个位置,我们会反复提及:
![articulator-tongue-tip-positions](/images/articulator-tongue-tip-positions.svg)
| Positions of tongue tip | Consonants |
| :---------------------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ① | <span class="pho">θ</span>, <span class="pho">ð</span> |
| ② | <span class="pho">s</span>, <span class="pho">z</span> |
| ③ | <span class="pho">t</span>, <span class="pho">d</span>, <span class="pho">l</span>, <span class="pho">ʃ</span>, <span class="pho">ʒ</span>, <span class="pho">tʃ</span>, <span class="pho">dʒ</span>, <span class="pho">tr</span>, <span class="pho">dr</span> |
| ④ | <span class="pho">r</span> |
[^1]: *Uh-Oh* <span class="pho alt">ˈʌ.oʊ</span> 实际上有个隐藏的辅音,喉塞音 <span class="pho">ʔ</span>,完整的音标应该是 <span class="pho alt">ˈʌʔ.oʊ</span>……