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posture

Oral posture refers to a dialect or accent's "home base" in terms of articulatory settings - specifically the jaw, the lips, the tongue, the cheeks, and the velum (soft palate). 

Overall, there is a sense of relaxation and openness in the action of the articulators. 

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JAW

  • The jaw feels very released in this dialect, almost like the jaw cradles the vowels ​

 

LIPS

  • relaxed, but the outer ring of the orbicularis oris may tense, especially when making /r/ sounds

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TONGUE

  • Has a tendency to pull back and/or brace for /r/ sounds 

 

CHEEKS

  • Fairly relaxed in this accent

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