Articulation may refer to:

Linguistics

Articulatory phonetics The field of articulatory phonetics is a subfield of phonetics that studies articulation and ways that humans produce speech. Articulatory phoneticians explain how humans produce speech sounds via the interaction of different physiological struc ...

, the study of how humans produce speech sounds via the interaction of physiological structures **

Manner of articulation articulatory phonetics, the manner of articulation is the configuration and interaction of the articulators ( speech organs such as the tongue, lips, and palate) when making a speech sound. One parameter of manner is ''stricture,'' that is, h ...

, how speech organs involved in making a sound make contact **

Place of articulation In articulatory phonetics, the place of articulation (also point of articulation) of a consonant is an approximate location along the vocal tract where its production occurs. It is a point where a constriction is made between an active and a pa ...

, positions of speech organs to create distinctive speech sounds *

Articulatory gestures Articulatory gestures are the actions necessary to enunciate language. Examples of articulatory gestures are the hand movements necessary to enunciate sign language and the mouth movements of speech. In semiotic terms, these are the physical embo ...

, the actions necessary to enunciate language *

Articulatory phonology Articulatory phonology is a linguistic theory originally proposed in 1986 by Catherine Browman of Haskins Laboratories and Louis Goldstein of University of Southern California and Haskins. The theory identifies theoretical discrepancies between ph ...

, a theory that attempts to unify phonetics and phonology * Articulatory speech recognition, the recovery of speech from acoustic signals *

Articulatory synthesis Articulatory synthesis refers to computational techniques for synthesizing speech based on models of the human vocal tract and the articulation processes occurring there. The shape of the vocal tract can be controlled in a number of ways which us ...

, computational techniques for synthesizing speech based on models of human articulation processes *

Topic–focus articulation In linguistics, the topic, or theme, of a sentence is what is being talked about, and the comment (rheme or focus) is what is being said about the topic. This division into old vs. new content is called information structure. It is generally ...

, a field of study concerned with marking old and new information in a clause

Engineering

Articulated vehicle An articulated vehicle is a vehicle which has a permanent or semi-permanent coupling in its construction. This coupling works as a large pivot joint, allowing it to bend and turn more sharply. There are many kinds, from heavy equipment to Arti ...

, which have a pivoted joint allowing them to turn more sharply * Articulation score, in telecommunications, a subjective measure of the intelligibility of a voice system * Axle articulation, a vehicle's ability to flex its suspension, measured by ramp travel index

Other uses

Articulation (anatomy) A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body which link an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole.Saladin, Ken. Anatomy & Physiology. 7th ed. McGra ...

, the location at which two or more bones make contact *

Articulation (architecture) In architecture, articulation is a method of styling the joints in the formal elements of architectural design. Through degrees of articulation, each part is united with the whole work by means of a joint in such a way that the joined parts are ...

, in art and architecture, is a method of styling the joints in the formal elements of architectural design * Articulation (botany), a joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem; see

Glossary of botanical terms This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary ...

* Articulation (dentistry), the contact relationship of the occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth when moving into and away from centric occlusion *

Articulation (education) Articulation, or more specifically course articulation, is the process of comparing the content of courses that are transferred between postsecondary institutions such as TAFE institutes, colleges or universities. In other words, course articulati ...

, the process of comparing the content of courses that are transferred between K - 12 as well as postsecondary institutions *

Articulation (music) Articulation is a Elements of music, musical parameter that determines how a single Note (music), note or other discrete event is sounded. Articulations primarily structure an event's start and end, determining the length of its sound and ...

, the transition or continuity between multiple notes or sounds *

Articulation (sociology) In sociology, articulation labels the process by which particular classes appropriate cultural forms and practices for their own use. The term appears to have originated from the work of Antonio Gramsci, specifically from his conception of superst ...

, the process by which particular classes appropriate cultural forms and practices for their own use *

Articulation point In graph theory, a biconnected component or block (sometimes known as a 2-connected component) is a maximal biconnected subgraph. Any connected graph decomposes into a tree of biconnected components called the block-cut tree of the graph. Th ...

, in graph theory, shared vertices of a biconnected component *

Articulatory suppression Articulatory suppression is the process of inhibiting memory performance by speaking while being presented with an item to remember. Most research demonstrates articulatory suppression by requiring an individual to repeatedly say an irrelevant speec ...

, a process of inhibiting memory by requiring an individual to repeat an irrelevant speech sound *

Articulatory technique Articulatory technique is a type of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) performed by osteopathic practitioners and U.S. trained osteopathic physicians. The physician uses low velocity and moderate to high amplitude forces to carry a dysfunct ...

, a type of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

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