Articulation of phonemes

Question 1

plosives

Answer 1

manner of articulation where pronunciation involves complete blockage of the airstream in the oral cavity followed by release of the air. There are 6 in English /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/

Question 2

nasals

Answer 2

A manner of articulation where air flows through the nasal cavity. There are three: /m/, /n/, /ŋ/

Question 3

fricatives

Answer 3

manner of articulation in which the airstream is constricted in the oral cavity leading to a certain degree of turbulence. /f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /h/

Question 4

affricates

Answer 4

manner of articulation which a combination of plosive and fricative. /tʃ/, /dʒ/

Question 5

approximants

Answer 5

Manner of articulation associated in which the airstream flows freely, central approximants like /w/, /j/, /ɹ/
lateral approximants like /l/

Question 6

bilabial

Answer 6

place of articulation involving the lips moving together, /p/, /b/

Question 7

labiodental

Answer 7

when articulated upper teeth touch lower lip /f/,/v/

Question 8

dental

Answer 8

when articulated tip of tongue touches upper teeth, /θ/, /ð/

Question 9

alveolar

Answer 9

when articulated tip of tongue touches alveolar ridge in mouth (top of mouth right before the teeth) /t/, /d/, /n/, /s/, /z/, /l/, /r/

Question 10

postalveolar

Answer 10

articulation involves tip of tongue hitting back of alveolar ridge. /ʃ/, /ʒ/

Question 11

palatal

Answer 11

articulation involves top of tongue hitting hard palate (front of roof of mouth) /tʃ/, /dʒ/

Question 12

velar

Answer 12

when articulated back of tongue touches soft palate (back of the roof of mouth) /k/, /g/, /ŋ/

Question 13

glottal

Answer 13

produced by bringing vocal folds together to make s a hissy sound. independent of other articulators like tongue or lips. /h/

Question 14

allophones

Answer 14

predictable variations in the pronunciation of phonemes for example /p/ is aspirated only at the beginning of a syllable not elsewhere

Question 15

allomorphs

Answer 15

predictable variations in the pronunciation of a morpheme, for instance the plural -s is /s/ after an unvoiced consonant like cat/s/ or /z/ after a voiced consonant like dog/z/

Question 16

assimilation

Answer 16

general process whereby the adjacent sounds with differing properties become more similar in terms of their voicing, place of articulation, or manner of articulation

Question 17

nasal plosion

Answer 17

word like flatten.