Chapter 2

Question 1

Phonetics

Answer 1

The study of the minimal units of language.

Question 2

Articulatory phonetics

Answer 2

Subfield of phonetics concerned with the production of speech sounds.

Question 3

Acoustic phonetics

Answer 3

Subfield of phonetics that is concerned with the physical characteristics of the sounds of speech.

Question 4

X-ray photography

Answer 4

X- rays used in conjunction with sound film. The use of this technique can reveal the details of the functioning of the vocal apparatus. The entirety of how a sound is produced is revealed and can actually be seen as it happens.

Question 5

sound spectrograph

Answer 5

Equipment that generates spectrograms from speech input.

Question 6

Palatography-

Answer 6

Experimental method that shows the contact between the tongue and the roof of the mouth.

Question 7

impressionistic phonetic transcription

Answer 7

A method of writing down speech sounds with the intent of capturing how they are pronounced.

Question 8

Co-articulation

Answer 8

The adjustment of articulation of a segment due to the influence of a neighboring sounds.

Question 9

Segments

Answer 9

The individuals units of the speech stream; segments can be further subdivided into consonants and vowels.

Question 10

Suprasegmental

Answer 10

A phonetic characteristic of speech sound, such as length, intonation, tone, or stress that rides on top of segmental features.

Question 11

Monophthongs

Answer 11

A simple vowel, composed of a single configuration of the vocal organs

Question 12

Diphthongs

Answer 12

A complex vowel, composed of a sequence of two different configurations of the vocal organs.

Question 13

Larynx

Answer 13

Cartilage and muscle located at the top of the trachea, containing the vocal folds and the glottis; commonly referred to as the voice box.

Question 14

vocal tract

Answer 14

The entire air passage above the larynx, consisting of the pharynx, oral cavity and nasal cavity.

Question 15

subglottal system

Answer 15

The part of the respiratory system located below the larynx.

Question 16

Rarefaction

Answer 16

Physical phenomenon by which air molecules become less concentrated within a given space.

Question 17

tone language

Answer 17

Language that uses pitch contrast on syllables to signal a difference in word meaning.

Question 18

Pharynx

Answer 18

The part of the oral tract above the larynx but behind the uvula. Commonly known as the throat.

Question 19

Articulation

Answer 19

The motion or positioning of some part of the vocal tract, with respect to some other surface of the vocal tract in the production of a speech A sound.

Question 20

Alveolar

Answer 20

Sound produced by raising the front of the tongue towards the front of the upper alveolar ridge.