Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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Interspeaker variability

A

any two people’s production of a given speech sound will differ due to physical differences in their vocal tracts

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2
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Intraspeaker variability

A

any individual produces a given speech sound differently in different situations

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3
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Phonology

A

the study of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language

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4
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Phonemes

A

meaning-distinguishing sounds

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5
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Phonemic transcription

A

The process of transcribing a word using consonant and vowel symbols and putting them between slashes.

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6
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Allophones

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a group of several variations of the same phoneme

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7
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Minimal pair

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words are identical except for a contrast in one phoneme; ‘pat’ and ‘bat’; ‘mean’ and ‘main’.

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Minimal set

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when a group of words are differentiated from one another by changing one phoneme; ‘big,’ ‘pig,’ ‘rig’

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9
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Co-articulation

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The process of making one sound almost at the same time as the next

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10
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Assimilation

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the process in which a feature or characteristic of a phoneme (sound) becomes part of an adjacent phoneme

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11
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Elision

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the omission of a sound segment.

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12
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Metathesis

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the process of sounds reversing their order.

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13
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English has

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26 letters and 46 sounds

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14
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All vowels are

A

voiced

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15
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Manner of articulation

A

Degree or type of constriction of airflow

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16
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Place of articulation

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Place where constriction occurs

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17
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Stops

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airflow is completely stopped /p, b, t, d, k, g/

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18
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Fricatives

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airflow is forced through very constricted oral cavity, creating a hissing or friction sound /s, z, sh, zh, h/

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19
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Affricates

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combination of stop plus affricate /ch, dJ/

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20
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Glides

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gradually change shape of articulators /w, y/

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21
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Liquids

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The least restriction in oral cavity /r, l/

22
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Nasals

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velopharyngeal port is open so sound comes through the nose /m, n, ng/

23
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Bilabial (two lips)

A

/p, b, m, and w/

24
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Labiodental (lips and teeth)

A

/f, v/

25
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Dental (teeth and tongue)

A

voiced and voiceless “th”

26
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Alveolar (tongue to alveolar ridge)

A

/t, d, s, z, n, l/

27
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Palatal (tongue to palate)

A

/sh, zh, ch, dg [jam]/

28
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Velar (tongue to soft palate/velum)

A

/ng, k, g/

29
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Glottal (air thru vocal folds)

A

/h/ and glottal stop /ʔ /

30
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Glottal stop

A

momentary interruption of the airstream caused by closing the glottis (the space between the vocal cords) and thereby stopping the vibration of the vocal cords. Upon release, there is a slight choke, or cough-like explosive sound.

31
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Cross-sectional

A

study children selected at different age levels

32
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Longitudinal

A

study one or a few children over an extended period of time

33
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Speech intelligibility

A

the degree to which people understand the sounds in words that a speaker produces.

34
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B/w 18- 24 months, intelligibility is

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25% to 50%

35
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B/w 2-3 years, intelligibility is

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50% to 75%

36
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B/w 4-5 years intelligibility is

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75% to 90%

37
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By 5 years or older, intelligibility is

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90 to 100%

38
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phonological processes

A

Misarticulations of normally developing children

39
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Omission

A

ca/car, yeterday/yesterday

40
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Substitution

A

toup/soup, thuss/fuss

41
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Distortion

A

slushy or noisy sounds, for example, lateral lisp

42
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Addition

A

cupa/cup

43
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Epenthesis

A

sapoon/spoon, noah/no, weeyul/will

44
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Reduplication

A

baba/bottle, Chacha/Charlotte, conecone/ice cream cone, bubba/brother

45
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Initial consonant deletion

A

oap/soap, eep/deep, ot/got

46
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Final consonant deletion

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/hau/ -house, /su/ -some, /bu/ -book

47
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Unstressed syllable deletion

A

tephone/telephone, baball/basketball, ephant/elephant

48
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Denasalization

A

mad/man, bad/mad, dice/nice

49
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Cluster reduction

A

tain/train, bu/blue, mell/smell

50
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Fronting

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dot/got, tair/chair, tum/come