Whenever I try to search this up, I get explanations like “your throat vibrates” but that’s super abstract and hard to visualize. Is there an easier way someone can explain this to me?
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Put your hand on your throat and say the word “vision”, drawing out the “v” sound (vvvvvvvvvision). You should be feeling a vibration under your fingers on the “v” sound because this is a voiced consonant, meaning your vocal cords are helping make the sound.
Now put your hand on your throat say the word “snake” drawing out the “s” sound (sssssssnake). You should not feel vibrations under your fingers on the “s” sound. This is a voiceless consonant because you’re just pushing air through your mouth to make the sound, no vocal cords involved.
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