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Describe as precisely you can what happens in manner and place of articulation when saying the phrase Queen Spades?

Here's a breakdown of the articulation for "Queen Spades":

Queen

* K:

* Place: Back of the tongue against the soft palate (velar)

* Manner: Stop (airflow completely blocked)

* Voicing: Voiceless (vocal cords not vibrating)

* w:

* Place: Lips rounded, close together, with slight airflow

* Manner: Approximant (close but not full contact)

* Voicing: Voiced (vocal cords vibrating)

* i:

* Place: Tongue high and front, touching the hard palate

* Manner: High vowel (tongue close to the roof of the mouth)

* n:

* Place: Tongue tip against the alveolar ridge (behind the teeth)

* Manner: Nasal stop (air escapes through the nose)

* Voicing: Voiced

Spades

* s:

* Place: Tongue tip close to the alveolar ridge

* Manner: Fricative (airflow forced through a narrow opening)

* Voicing: Voiceless

* p:

* Place: Lips closed

* Manner: Stop (airflow completely blocked)

* Voicing: Voiceless

* eɪ:

* Place: Tongue moves from low-mid front to high-front position

* Manner: Diphthong (two vowel sounds blended together)

* Voicing: Voiced

* d:

* Place: Tongue tip against the alveolar ridge

* Manner: Stop (airflow completely blocked)

* Voicing: Voiced

* z:

* Place: Tongue tip close to the alveolar ridge

* Manner: Fricative (airflow forced through a narrow opening)

* Voicing: Voiced

Overall: The phrase involves a combination of stops, fricatives, vowels, and nasals, utilizing both the front and back of the tongue, lips, and nasal cavity for articulation.

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