Choose your Vocab: File 2 Flashcards
affricate
a sound used in speech that is like the “ch” sound in “church” or the “j” sound in “judge”
alveolar
a consonant sound such as “l,” “d,” “n,” or “t,” made with the tongue touching the skin behind your top front teeth
bilabial
a bilabial sound is one that you produce using both lips, for example the sound of “m” or “p”
diphthong
a combination of two vowel sounds said one after the other, as in the words ‘find’ and ‘fail’
fricative
a speech sound that is made by pushing air out through a small space between your teeth and your tongue or lips, or between your tongue and palate (=the inside upper part of your mouth). “F,” “z,” and “th” are fricatives
glottis
the vocal cords/folds
IPA
International Phonetic Alphabet: a system of symbols used for representing speech sounds
labial
labial sounds are ones that you pronounce with your lips closed or close together or with your top teeth touching your bottom lip. “p,” “b” , “f,” “v,” and “m” are labial sounds
labiodental
a sound pronounced with the top teeth touching the bottom lip, for example “f” and “v”
labiovelar
a sound pronounced with the lips and upper back part of your mouth, for example “w”
nasal
a speech sound such as “m” or “n” that is produced mainly through your nose
palatal
if you pronounce a sound that is palatal, especially a consonant, you pronounce it by moving your tongue near or against the hard palate
phonetics
the study of the sounds used in speech
plosive
a sound that you make by quickly stopping your breath leaving your mouth and then suddenly letting it go again. The sounds “k,” “p,” and “t” are plosives.
stop
a consonant sound produced by stopping and then starting the flow of air through your mouth
