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voiced

labiodental

non-palatalized

fricative

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IPA [v]
AS [v]

Sound    lecturer 1  [v] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 2  [v] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 3  [v] in isolation
Based on Maciołek & Tambor (2012)
Voiced: the vocal folds are in contact, the air coming from the lungs causes them to vibrate.
Labiodental: the lower lip gets closer to the upper teeth.
Non-palatalized: the middle of the tongue is in a neutral position, it does not take part in the articulation.
Fricative: there is a narrow passage between the articulators, the air from the lungs hits the edge of the passage and creates noise.

[v] in expressions

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wata

EN   cotton wool
IPA [vata]
AS  [vata]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

piwa

EN   beers
IPA [pʲiva]
AS  [p′iva]