variety and which shows no regional variation. It has often
been popularly referred to as “BBC English” or “Oxford
English” because it is widely used in the private sector of
the education system and spoken by most newsreaders of the BBC
network.
A chart of English consonants
Manner of articulation Place of articulation
Bilabial Labio-
dental Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop
Nasal
Fricative
Approximant
Lateral
Affricate
In many cases there are two sounds that share the same place
and manner of articulation. These pairs of consonants are
distinguished by voicing, the one appearing on the left is
voiceless and the one on the right is voiced.
Therefore, the consonants of English can be described in the
following way: