Clicker Questions 10-22

Question 1

1. Consonants can be divided into two main categories, ___________ consonants and ___________ consonants.

A. front, back

B. high, low

C. resonant, non-resonant

D. periodic, non-periodic

Answer 1

C. Resonant, non-resonant

Question 2

Sounds classified as approximants include _________ and ____________.

A. liquids, glides

B. nasal sounds, oral sounds

C. consonant, vowels

D. stops, fricatives

Answer 2

A. liquids, glides

Question 3

Like /u/, /w/ has a _________ F1 and a ____________ F2.

A. high, low

B. low, high

C. high,high

D. low, low

Answer 3

D. low, low

Question 4

The glide /j/ is most similar to the vowel _____, while the glide /w/ is most similar to the vowel ______.

A /a/, /i/

B. /i/, /u/

C. /u/, /i/

D. /a/, /u/

Answer 4

B. /i/, /u/

Question 5

For liquids /r/ and /l/, the ____________ muscle is important for elevating the tongue tip.

A. styloglossus

B. hyoglossus

C. superior longitudinal

D. inferior longitudinal

Answer 5

C. superior longitudinal

Question 6

Acoustically, /r/ and /l/ are distinguished by F3. For /r/, F3 is ___________, while for /l/, F3 I ___________.

A. low, high

B. high, low

C. level, low

D. low, level

Answer 6

D. low, level

Question 7

The only classes of consonants that have a form that can serve as syllable nuclei are _________.

A. vowels and glides

B. some liquids and nasals

C. some stops and fricatives

D. some glides and affricates

Answer 7

B. some liquids and nasals

Question 8

. For non-nasal sounds, the degree of velopharyngeal closure varies with phonetic context.

A. True

B. False

Answer 8

A. True

Question 9

9. For nasal sounds, the ___________ must be lowered.

A tongue

B. jaw

C. velum

D. lips

Answer 9

C. Velum

Question 10

The amplitude of formants in nasal consonants is __________ because of __________ by the nasal cavities and nostrils.

A. high, acoustic radiation

B. low, attenuation or damping

C. unaffected, selective reinforcement

Answer 10

B. low, attenuation or damping