chapter 1 Flashcards
phonetics
stud y of production & perception of speech sounds
phonology
rules governing how speech sounds are organized & combined into syllables, words, & sentences
language
refers to the words we use & how we use them to share ideas & get what we want
“form” of language
phonology
morphology
syntax
“content” of language
semantics
“use”of language
pragmatics (etiquette)
speech
how we say sounds & words
3 components of speech
articulation
voice
fluency
articulatory phonetics
branch of phonetics that deals w/ how speech sounds are formed
phonological system
inventory of speech sounds & their features
the rules which specify how sounds interact w/ each other
vocal tract
divided into oral & nasal tract
consonant production
airstream through vocal tract is obstructed in some way
vowel production
articulators do not come very close together
passage of air unobstructed
suprasegmentals
stress
intonation
duration
sentence stress
can be used for contrastive emphasis
MY hat, not HIS hat
