To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. This is the first of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the eighth of eight voiced ...

These videos show you how to pronounce voiced consonants in English. These sounds are made while vibrating the vocal chords. This is the eighth of eight voiced consonant programmes in our series of ...

Speech consists of a continuous stream of acoustic signals, yet humans can segment words from each other with astonishing precision and speed. To find out how this is possible, a team of linguists has ...

Our complex speech may have originated from life in the trees. The first analysis of the evolution of consonants suggests their roots may be linked to an arboreal lifestyle, hinting that our ancestors ...