Chapter 5 Flashcards
Study of speech sounds production and the special that represent speech sounds
Phonetics
Specially devised signs and symbols designed to represent the individual speech sounds of all languages
International phonetic alphabet
Combination of two vowels in which one vowel glides continuously into the second vowel
Diphthong
Slight variation in the way different people produce individual phonemes
Allophone
Smallest individual differences required to differentiate one phoneme from another in a language
Distinctive feature
two sounds that differ only in voicing
Cognate
Location in the mouth where two articulators come together to produce specific sound
Place
Way in which the air stream is modified as a result of the interaction of the articulators
Manner
Sound formed by forcing the air stream through a narrow opening between articulators
Fricative
Fricative sound whose production is accompanied by a hissing sound
Sibilant
Referring to the two lips
Bilabial
Sound made by building up air pressure in the mouth and then suddenly releasing it
Stop
Type of consonant that has a gradual change in an articulator
Glide
Upper front teeth are in contact with the lower lip
Labiodental
Where the tongue tip placed lightly between the top and bottom front teeth
linguadental
Where the top center of the tongue is near the hard palate
Linguapalatal
Where the back of the tongue moves near the soft palate
Linguavelar
No known anatomical, physiological, or neurological basis
Functional