Ch.3 Phonetics, Phonology and Speech Sound Disorders Flashcards
Phonetics
the study of physical, physiological, and acoustic variables associated with speech sound production
Historical phonetics
the study of how sounds change over time
Experimental phonetics
the study of speech sound production; it analyzes physiological movements and acoustic properties with the help of lab instruments.
Articulatory phonetics
concentrates on how a speaker produces speech sounds
Acoustic phonetics
the study of the properties of sound waves as they travel from the vocal tract of a speaker to the ear of a listener.
Perceptual phonetics
the study of the judgments listeners make of the speech sounds they hear
Clinical or applied phonetics
the branch dedicated to practical application of the knowledge derived from experimental, articulatory, acoustic, and perceptual phonetics.
phoneme
a family of phones or sounds perceived to belong to the same category by the listener
allophone
a variant or alternate form of a phoneme within a language
allophonic variations
the varied productions of a phoneme
free variation
when an allophone CAN be exchanged for one another in a certain phonetic context without affecting the word
complementary distribution
when an allophone CANNOT be exchanged for another in specific phonetic contexts.
morpheme
the minimal unit of meaning, the smallest unit of lang. carrying semantic interpretation
Free morphemes
a whole word that cannot be broken down any further
Bound morphemes
word endings or beginnings that attach to a word to change its meaning
Minimal pairs
morphemes that are similar except for one phoneme
allographs
the different letters and letter combinations that can be used to represent the same phonemes
what are some acoustic aspects of speech?
frequency, amplitude, duration
Frequency
the rate at which an object vibrates, measured in terms of the number of vibrations per unit of time
pure tone
a single frequency that repeats itself
complex tones
a combination of different frequencies
periodic
a pattern that repeats itself
aperiodic
lacking a pattern
spectrum
a pattern of physical energy across a frequency range
What determines frequency?
pitch
Amplitude
intensity, the magnitude of vibration of a sound source
duration
a measure of time during which vibrations are sustained
Suprasegmental aspects of speech
includes pitch,stress, rate of speech, juncture
Pitch
variable sensory experience due to differing frequency of vocal fold vibrates, sentences, and continuous speech