In general terms, a consonant is a speech sound formed by some kind of constriction or impeding of air flow through the vocal tract, and a vowel lets the air flow freely through.

What letters are vowels? This Bitesize KS1 English guide looks at how anything that isn't a vowel is a consonant through an animation and activity.

Great ape vowel-like and consonant-like sounds are thought to be closest to precursors to human language Warwick researchers show that orangutan calls can travel through forest over distance ...

In phonological terms, one way to distinguish between a consonant and a vowel in English is that a consonant can come before a vowel in the same syllable whereas another vowel can’t.

The answer partly depends on whether we are talking about the sounds or letters of vowels and consonants. By mentioning “alphabetic languages”, the questioner is presumably asking why most ...

As more vowels come in, consonants drop out: The two boys’ names that dropped from the top-10 list this year are consonant-heavy (Michael and Ethan), while one of the new appearances is the 1:1 ...

Great apes' consonant and vowel-like sounds travel over distance without losing meaning Date: September 28, 2021 Source: University of Warwick Summary: Scientists have shown that orangutan call ...

Bands are increasingly going the tech route lately when it comes to picking a name, dropping the vowels in favor of all-consonant handles that sometimes don't even mean anything. Billboard asked ...

To make things easier for everybody, the baby's grandfather vowed to give his grandson a simpler name and nicknamed him Consonant, owing to the absence of regular vowels in the boy's real name.