# data[].attributes.body
Vowels are produced without any significant blockage of airflow in the vocal tract.

# data[].attributes.body
Consonants are produced with some obstruction of airflow in the vocal tract.

# data[].attributes.body
As in see or beat. It is a high, front, tense, unrounded vowel. The tongue is close to the roof of the mouth and the lips are spread.

# data[].attributes.body
As in sit or hit. A high, front, lax, unrounded vowel. Similar to /i:/ but shorter and more relaxed.

# data[].attributes.body
As in bed or said. A mid, front, unrounded vowel. The tongue is lower than /ɪ/, and the lips are unrounded.

# data[].attributes.body
As in cat or bat. A low, front, unrounded vowel. The mouth is wide open and the tongue is near the bottom of the mouth.

# data[].attributes.body
As in father or car. A low, back, unrounded vowel. The tongue is positioned low and toward the back of the mouth.

# data[].attributes.body
As in lot or dog (in British English). A low, back, rounded vowel. The lips are rounded, and the tongue is positioned low and back.

# data[].attributes.body
As in law or caught (in some dialects). A mid, back, rounded vowel. The lips are rounded, and the tongue is in the back of the mouth.

# data[].attributes.body
As in put or foot. A high, back, lax, rounded vowel. It is a shorter, less tense version of /u:/.

# data[].attributes.body
As in blue or food. A high, back, tense, rounded vowel. The tongue is high, and the lips are rounded.

# data[].attributes.body
As in cup or luck. A mid, central, unrounded vowel. The tongue is in the middle of the mouth, and the lips are relaxed.

# data[].attributes.body
As in sofa or the first vowel in about. Known as the schwa, it is a mid, central, unrounded vowel. It’s the most common vowel in English, often occurring in unstressed syllables.

# data[].attributes.body
As in bird or her (in British English). A mid, central, tense, unrounded vowel. The tongue is in the middle of the mouth, and there is a slight tension.

# data[].attributes.body
As in day or say. A diphthong where the tongue moves from the mid front position (/e/) to a high front position (/ɪ/).

# data[].attributes.body
As in my or tie. A diphthong where the tongue moves from a low central position (/a/) to a high front position (/ɪ/).

# data[].attributes.body
As in boy or toy. A diphthong where the tongue moves from a mid back position (/ɔ:/) to a high front position (/ɪ/).

# data[].attributes.body
As in now or how. A diphthong where the tongue moves from a low central position (/a/) to a high back position (/ʊ/).

# data[].attributes.body
As in go or no (British English). A diphthong where the tongue moves from a mid central position (/ə/) to a high back rounded position (/ʊ/).

# data[].attributes.body
As in here or near (in British English). A diphthong where the tongue moves from a high front position (/ɪ/) to a mid central position (/ə/).

# data[].attributes.body
As in hair or care (in British English). A diphthong where the tongue moves from a mid front position (/e/) to a mid central position (/ə/).

# data[].attributes.body
As in tour or cure (in British English). A diphthong where the tongue moves from a high back position (/ʊ/) to a mid central position (/ə/).

# data[].attributes.body
As in pat or pen. A voiceless bilabial plosive. The lips come together and the sound is produced by releasing the closure.

# data[].attributes.body
As in bat or bin. A voiced bilabial plosive. Similar to /p/, but with vocal cord vibration.

# data[].attributes.body
As in top or ten. A voiceless alveolar plosive. The tip of the tongue touches the alveolar ridge and then releases.

# data[].attributes.body
As in dog or day. A voiced alveolar plosive. Similar to /t/, but with vocal cord vibration.

# data[].attributes.body
As in cat or key. A voiceless velar plosive. The back of the tongue touches the soft palate (velum) and releases.

# data[].attributes.body
As in go or give. A voiced velar plosive. Similar to /k/, but with vocal cord vibration.

# data[].attributes.body
As in fish or fun. A voiceless labiodental fricative. The sound is produced by friction as air passes between the lower lip and upper teeth.

# data[].attributes.body
As in van or very. A voiced labiodental fricative. Similar to /f/, but with vocal cord vibration.

# data[].attributes.body
As in think or bath. A voiceless dental fricative. The tongue touches the upper teeth, and air passes through, causing friction.

# data[].attributes.body
As in this or father. A voiced dental fricative. Similar to /θ/, but with vocal cord vibration.

# data[].attributes.body
As in sit or sun. A voiceless alveolar fricative. The tongue is close to the alveolar ridge, and air passes through causing friction.

# data[].attributes.body
As in zoo or buzz. A voiced alveolar fricative. Similar to /s/, but with vocal cord vibration.

# data[].attributes.body
As in she or shut. A voiceless postalveolar fricative. The tongue is close to the postalveolar region, and air passes through causing friction.

# data[].attributes.body
As in measure or vision. A voiced postalveolar fricative. Similar to /ʃ/, but with vocal cord vibration.

# data[].attributes.body
As in hat or house. A voiceless glottal fricative. Air passes through the open glottis.

# data[].attributes.body
As in chip or church. A voiceless postalveolar affricate. A combination of a plosive and fricative sound, starting with /t/ and followed by /ʃ/.

# data[].attributes.body
As in jam or judge. A voiced postalveolar affricate. A combination of a plosive and fricative, starting with /d/ and followed by /ʒ/.

# data[].attributes.body
As in man or mat. A voiced bilabial nasal. The sound is produced by air passing through the nose while the lips are closed.

# data[].attributes.body
As in net or nine. A voiced alveolar nasal. The sound is produced by air passing through the nose while the tongue touches the alveolar ridge.

# data[].attributes.body
As in sing or long. A voiced velar nasal. The sound is produced by air passing through the nose while the back of the tongue touches the velum.

# data[].attributes.body
As in lip or fall. A voiced alveolar lateral approximant. The tip of the tongue touches the alveolar ridge, but air flows around the sides of the tongue.

# data[].attributes.body
As in red or run. A voiced alveolar approximant. The tongue approaches the alveolar ridge without touching it.

# data[].attributes.body
As in wet or win. A voiced labial-velar approximant. The lips are rounded, and the back of the tongue is near the velum.

# data[].attributes.body
As in yes or yellow. A voiced palatal approximant. The tongue is close to the hard palate without making full contact.