Chapter 2 Flashcards
articulatory phonetics
study of production of speech sounds
acoustic phonetics
study of transmission and the physical properties of speech sounds
auditory phonetics
study of the perception of speech sounds
palatography
experimental method that shows the contact between the tongue and the food of the mouth (static or dynamic)
suprasegmentals
“ride on top of” segments in that they often apply to entire strings of consonants and vowels. stress, tone, intonation
coda
any final consonants
monophthongs
simple vowels, composed of a single configuration of the vocal tract
diphthongs
complex vowels, composed of a sequence of two different configurations
segmental features
phonetic characteristic of speech sounds, such a voicing, place of articulation, rounding
larynx
voice box, contains the vocal fold and glottis
vocal tract
above larynx, composed of the oral and nasal cavities
sub-glottal system
part of the respiratory system located below larynx
pulmonic egressive airstream mechanism
airstream mechanism that produces speech sounds by modifying the stream of air forced out of the lungs and passed through the oral and/or nasal cavities
trachea
windpipe
glottis
the space between the vocal folds
voicing
vibration of the approximated vocal folds caused by air passing through them.
bilabial
sound produced by bringing both lips together
labiodentals
sound produced with the lower lip against the upper front teeth
interdentals
sound produced with th e tip of the tongue protruding between the front teeth
alveolar
sound produced with the tongue tip at or near alveolar ridge
palatal
sound produced at the tongue near center of hard portion of the roof
retroflex
curling the tip of the tongue back behind alveolar ridge to top of the mouth
