Ministry of higher and secondary special education of the republic uzbekistan state world languages university

2.2.2. The English, Uzbek and Russian languages consonant phonemes

The inventory of phonemes is a starting point in the comparative-typological analysis. The typological analysis aims at describing structural units, i.e. phonemes which function as formal items in the identification and distinction of words and morphemes.

The inventory of the English consonants consist of 24 phonemes.
[p], [b], [t], [d], [k], [g], [m], [n], [ŋ], [f], [v], [θ], [ð], [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ], [h], [tʃ], [dʒ], [j], [w], [r], [l].
The inventory of the Uzbek consonants consist of 25 phonemes.
[б], [в], [г], [д], [ж1], [j2],[(dj)], [з], [й], [к], [л], [м], [н], [п], [р], [с], [т], [ф], [x], [ч], [ш], [қ], [ғ], [ҳ], [ц].
The inventory of the Russian consonants consist of 36 phonemes.
[б], [б’] [в], [в’] [г], [г’] [д], [д’] [ж] [з], [з’] [й'] [к], [к’] [л], [л’] [м], [м’] [н], [н’] [п], [п’] [р], [р’] [с], [с’] [т], [т’] [ф], [ф’] [х], [х’] [ц] [ч’] [ш] [щ’].
The Consonant system of all compared languages is classified according to the articulatory and acoustic features.
General phonetic principles of classification of consonants in compared languages are as follows:

1. 
   the place of articulation
   
2. 
   the manner of production;
   
3. 
   the presence or absence of voice;
   
4. 
   the position of the soft palate;
   

Similarity and differences between them can be seen in the tables below:

The place of articulation
English		Uzbek			Russian
bilabial		labial			labial
labiodentals		lingual			labial-dental
dental		glottal			foredental
alveolar					dental
postalveolar
palatal
velar
uvular