General characteristics of English consonants CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...............................................................................................3CHAPTER I ARTICULATORY AND PHONOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ENGLISH CONSONANT SOUNDS1.1General characteristics of English consonants.......................................51.2Articulatory and phonological analyses of consonants.........................13CHAPTER II.THE ROLE OF CONSONANT SOUNDS IN ENGLISH PHONETICS2.1 The manner of articulation.....................................................................172.2.Modification of English consonants in connected speech..................24CONCLUSION.................................................................................................36REFERENCES.................................................................................................38INTERNET RESOURCES................................................................................39