Articulatory Phonetics Flashcards
what is /b/ /p/
Bilabial plosive
How easy are bilabial plosives?
easy, children often substitute harder ones with these
what is /t/ /d/
Alveolar Plosive
How easy are alveolar plosives
fairly easy
What is /k/ /g/
Velar Plosives
How easy are velar plosives
fairly easy, but not as easy as the other plosives
What is /f/ /v/
Labiodental fricatives
How easy are labiodental fricatives?
not as easy as plosives
what are /θ/ /ð/
“th” Dental Fricatives
How easy are dental fricatives?
children substitute for /t/ or /d/ or /v/, however could be regional dialect.
what are /s/ /z/
Alveolar fricatives
How easy are alveolar fricatives?
not as easy as plosives
What are /ʃ/ /ʒ/
“sh” “zh” Post-alveolar fricatives
How easy are post-alveolar fricatives?
challenging, often substitute for /s/ and /z/
what are /tʃ/ /dʒ/
“j” “ch” Post-alveolar affricatives
How easy are post-alveolar affricatives?
challenging, often subs for /t/ and /d/
what are /l/ and /ɭ/
Alveolar laterals
How easy are alveolar laterals?
neither easy or difficult
what is /m/
Bilabial nasal
How easy are bilabial nasals?
easy, often children first say “mama”
what are /n/
Alveolar nasals
How easy are alveolar nasals?
not easy or difficult
what is /ŋ/
“ing” Velar nasal
How easy are velar nasals?
neither easy or dfficult, missed due to spontaneity or idiolect
what is /r/
alveolar approximant
How easy are alveolar approximants?
difficult
subs for /w/
what is /w/
labial-velar approximant
How easy are labial-velar approximants?
fairly easy
what is /j/
“y” Palatal approximant
How easy are palatal approximants?
not too difficult
what is /h/
Glottal fricative
How easy are glottal fricatives?
neither easy or hard
what is /ʔ/
Glottal stop
How easy are glottal stops?
neither easy or hard, an idiolect feature.
