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Categorisations of Sounds Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 oral lenis stops in English?

A

/b/, /d/ and /g/

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What are the 3 oral fortis stops in English?

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/p/, /t/ and /k/

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What are the 3 nasal stops in English?

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/m/, /n/ and /ŋ/

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What are the 3 aspirated stops in English?

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/p/, /t/ and /k/

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5
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What are the voiced fricatives in English?

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/v/, /z/, /ʒ/ and /ð/

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What are the voiceless fricatives in English?

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/f/, /h/, /θ/, /s/ and /ʃ/

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What are sonorants in English?

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Vowels, approximants, semi-vowels and nasals

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8
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What are the semi-vowels in English?

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/j/ and /w/

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9
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What are the 6 sibilants in English?

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/s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/ and /dʒ/

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10
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What are the 4 non-sibilants in English?

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/f/, /v/, /θ/ and /ð/

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What are 8 sonorant consonants in English?

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/m/, /n/, /l/, /r/, /ŋ/, /w/, /h/ and /j/

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What are 4 + vocalic consonants in English?

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/w/, /j/, /l/ and /r/

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13
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What are the two - consonantal consonants in English?

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/w/ and /j/

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What are the 8 + anterior consonants in English?

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/t/, /n/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /l/, /θ/ and /ð/

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What are the 5 + high consonants in English?

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/k/, /g/, /w/, /j/ and /ŋ/

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16
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What are the low consonants in English?

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NONE

17
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What are the 3 + back consonants in English?

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/k/, /g/ and /ŋ/

18
Q

What is the + rounded consonant in English?

A

/w/

19
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What are the 9 + distributed consonants in English?

A

/p/, /b/, /m/, /θ/, /ð/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/, /ʃ/ and /ʒ/

20
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What are the 7 - distributed consonants in English?

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/t/, /d/, /n/, /s/, /z/, /l/ and /r/

21
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What are the 9 + instantaneous release consonants in English?

A

/p/, /b/, /m/, /t/, /d/, /r/, /n/, /k/ and /g/

22
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What are the 3 + tense consonants in English?

A

/p/, /t/ and /k/ oral fortis stops

23
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What are the 3 - tense (+lax) consonants in English?

A

/b/, /d/ and /g/ oral lenis stops

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