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Articulatory Phonetics Flashcards

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1
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what is /b/ /p/

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Bilabial plosive

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How easy are bilabial plosives?

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easy, children often substitute harder ones with these

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what is /t/ /d/

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Alveolar Plosive

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How easy are alveolar plosives

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fairly easy

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5
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What is /k/ /g/

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Velar Plosives

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How easy are velar plosives

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fairly easy, but not as easy as the other plosives

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7
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What is /f/ /v/

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Labiodental fricatives

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How easy are labiodental fricatives?

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not as easy as plosives

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9
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what are /θ/ /ð/

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“th” Dental Fricatives

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How easy are dental fricatives?

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children substitute for /t/ or /d/ or /v/, however could be regional dialect.

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what are /s/ /z/

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Alveolar fricatives

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How easy are alveolar fricatives?

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not as easy as plosives

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13
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What are /ʃ/ /ʒ/

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“sh” “zh” Post-alveolar fricatives

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How easy are post-alveolar fricatives?

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challenging, often substitute for /s/ and /z/

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15
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what are /tʃ/ /dʒ/

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“j” “ch” Post-alveolar affricatives

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16
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How easy are post-alveolar affricatives?

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challenging, often subs for /t/ and /d/

17
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what are /l/ and /ɭ/

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Alveolar laterals

18
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How easy are alveolar laterals?

A

neither easy or difficult

19
Q

what is /m/

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Bilabial nasal

20
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How easy are bilabial nasals?

A

easy, often children first say “mama”

21
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what are /n/

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Alveolar nasals

22
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How easy are alveolar nasals?

A

not easy or difficult

23
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what is /ŋ/

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“ing” Velar nasal

24
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How easy are velar nasals?

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neither easy or dfficult, missed due to spontaneity or idiolect

25
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what is /r/

A

alveolar approximant

26
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How easy are alveolar approximants?

A

difficult

subs for /w/

27
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what is /w/

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labial-velar approximant

28
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How easy are labial-velar approximants?

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fairly easy

29
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what is /j/

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“y” Palatal approximant

30
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How easy are palatal approximants?

A

not too difficult

31
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what is /h/

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Glottal fricative

32
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How easy are glottal fricatives?

A

neither easy or hard

33
Q

what is /ʔ/

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Glottal stop

34
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How easy are glottal stops?

A

neither easy or hard, an idiolect feature.

AQA A-Level English Language Year 2 (4 decks)

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