Chapter 2: Comm Across Life Span

Question 1

Manner of articulation

Answer 1

Different ways a speaker blocks airflows through oral cavity

Question 2

Plosive

Answer 2

A consonant produced by stopping airflow lips, teeth, or palate, followed by airburst

Ex. Pea and bee

Question 3

Fricative

Answer 3

A consonant that’s produced by forcing air through a narrow passage in the mouth.

Ex. Fig, vest, them, thumb

Question 4

Affricative

Answer 4

A consonant that starts as a stop but transitions into a fricative sound.

Ex. Church and juice

Question 5

Liquid

Answer 5

Consonant sound produced by partially closing the mouth by the tongue creating vowel-like sound.

Ex. Rug and luck

Question 6

Glide

Answer 6

A sound that is similar to a vowel but function as a syllable boundary.

Ex. Wing and you

Question 7

Bilabial

Answer 7

Sound produced by both lips

Question 8

Alveolar

Answer 8

Speech sound produced by placing tongue on or near the alveolar ridge (hard bump behind teeth)

Question 9

Velar

Answer 9

Consonant sound made by touching the back of the tongue to the velum (soft palate)

Ex. King, gap, ring

Question 10

Glottal

Answer 10

A sound produced by the glottis (part of the throat containing VF)

Ex. High

Question 11

Jargon

Answer 11

String of sounds used to produce conversation intonation but lack clear meaning