Chapter 1: Sounds - Consonants

Question 1

Consonant

Answer 1

a sound that puts some sort of obstruction in the way of the airflow, thereby changing the current and producing a different sound

Question 2

Oral Stops

Answer 2

produced when airflow through the mouth is interrupted completely (i.e. stopped), and the velum is raised, allowing no air to pass through the nose

Question 3

Fricative

Answer 3

produced when a tight construction is formed somewhere in the mouth

Question 4

Affricative

Answer 4

a sound that begins as an oral stop but is released as a fricative

Question 5

Nasal Stops

Answer 5

produced when airflow through the mouth is interrupted completely, but the velum is lowered, thus allowing air to pass through the nose

Question 6

Approximant

Answer 6

occurs when the active articulator (the tongue or the lips) approaches a position, but never forms a tight enough construction to produce a fricative, resulting in a liquid-like sound; aka: glides

Question 7

Flap/Tap

Answer 7

occurs when an active articulator is catapulted against a passive articulator

Question 8

Trill

Answer 8

when the root of an active articulator remains rigid, allowing the non-fixed portion of the articulator to flap back and forth aggressively in the airstream

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

an L-like sound that allows air to pass around the sides of the tongue

Question 10

Voiceless

Answer 10

unvoiced; no vibrating in the vocal chords as air passes through the vocal chords

Question 11

Voiced

Answer 11

vocal cords vibrate as air passes through the glottis