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(詳細はTamil languageを参照) Articulations 〔''Pir’appiyal''〕 of Tamil-phonemes are discussed here based on Tolkappiyam. Propelling air in mouth makes sound if articulated. The least part of human language is phoneme. It varies in languages. Generally some points in the mouth and nose help to propel phoneme. Tamil phonemes are thirty. They are 12 vowels and 18 consonants. 〔Some particular phonemes among them articulate in reduced unit of sound. They are called ‘secondary’ or ‘depending’ phonemes in English Saarbu-ezuththu in Tamil.〕 Tolkappiyam, the earliest Tamil classical work defines scientifically the positions and functions of the speech organs, which produce phonemes. 〔Tolkappiyam, section 1, chapter 3, all in 21 verses.〕 ==Speech organs and their functions== Raising wind starts from diaphragm. On the way it touches 8 vocal organs. Head the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx are the three places where they touch. Teeth, lip, tongue, nose and palate are the five places where they play before producing voice. According to modern science the larynx or voice box is the anchor of vocal folds. It impedes the airflow from the lungs to create vocal folds. A periodic cycle in speech organs produces phonemes. 〔Verse 1.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tolkappiyam chapter 1–3」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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