Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Speech Production
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The generation of airflow and the creation of air pressures by the displacement (movement) of bodily structures, which, taken together, cause the disturbances of air that constitute phonemes.
2
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Phonemes
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The smallest meaningful units of sound
3
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Speech Science
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The study of aerodynamics acoustics kinematics and psychoacoustics of speech production.
4
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Kinematics
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The study of motion; the positions, velocities, and acceleration of body parts.
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Dynamics
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The study of the forces that cause movement.
6
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Psychoacoustics
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An interdisciplinary field of psychology and acoustics that addresses the relationship between the physical properties and our perception of these properties.
