2.1.2 - Phonology Flashcards
What’s phonology
The study of sounds
What’s acquisition
How we gain and acquire language
How many phonemes are there
44
What’s the vocal tract
The system by which sounds are produced
Phonemes can be described as being _ or _
Voiced
Unvoiced
Each articulated (or combo of articulators) produces …
A different type of sound
What are dental sounds
Sounds produced using the teeth
What are the 2 dental sounds you need to know
Theta sound
Thorn sound
What are labiodental sounds
Sounds produced using both the teeth and lip(s)
What are bilabial sounds
Sounds produced by using both lips
What are alveolar sounds
Sounds produced by the younger being pressed against the alveolar ridge
What are palato-alveolar sounds
Sounds produced when the tongue is pressed past the alveolar ridge, but not quite at the hard palate
What are velar sounds
Sounds produced by the tongue touching the velum (soft palate)
What are glottal sounds
Sounds produced in the glottis
What are palatal sounds
Sounds produced when the tongue is against the hard palate
What are voiced phonemes
The vocal folds are vibrating
What are unvoiced phonemes
The vocal folds aren’t vibrating
List all types of sounds. 8
Dental sounds Labiodental sounds Bilabial sounds Alveolar sounds Palato-alveolar sounds Velar sounds Glottal sounds Palatal sounds
List all manner of articulations
Affricates Lateral approximant Approximant Fricatives Plosives Nasals
What are Affricates
Start as plosives and end as fricatives
What are lateral approximants
Produced by air being forced between the sides of the tongue and the tongue being pressed against the alveolar ridge
What are approximants
When articulators are brought close together but aren’t fully touching
What are fricatives
Pushes of air
What are plosives
Quick releases of built up air
What are nasals
Sounds that release air through the nose and not through the mouth
