The Basic Components of Speech (3/7): Pulmonic Pressure and Suction Initiation

The Basic Components of Speech (3/7): Pulmonic Pressure and Suction Initiation

Speech sounds begin with initiation, the process of setting air in motion. The most common type of initiation in human speech involves air being exhaled from the lungs under pressure, known as pulmonic pressure initiation. However, speech can also be initiated using inhalation, known as pulmonic suction initiation.