developmental phonetics

Question 1

children master all phonemes by age

Answer 1

8

Question 2

speech is production is refined through puberty by

Answer 2

• increased precision

- reliability of speech patterns

Question 3

a child is _______ a small version of an adult

Answer 3

NOT

Question 4

infant diaphragm functions differently than adult diaphragm

Answer 4

birth, respiratory

Question 5

alveoli (air sacs) begin to develop

Answer 5

2 months, respiratory

Question 6

coordinates respiratory actions with the linguistic structures of an utterance (breath groups)

Answer 6

3 year old, respiratory

Question 7

expel more energy than adults to achieve same level of loudness (more subglottal pressure)

Answer 7

4 year old, respiratory

Question 8

adult-like patterns of respiratory function

Answer 8

7 year old, respiratory

Question 9

same number of alveoli as adults

Answer 9

8 year old, respiratory

Question 10

functional maturation of the respiratory system

Answer 10

10 year old

Question 11

increased lung capacity

Answer 11

16 years and up, respiratory

Question 12

• larynx is high
• short laryngealpharynx
• VFs are short = 5-7mm
• VF tissue is NOT layers

Answer 12

birth, laryngeal

Question 13

vocal ligaments appear (major development in lamination)

Answer 13

1 year - 4 year

Question 14

2 layers of vocal ligaments become differentiated

Answer 14

6 yr - 16 years and up