ENG 211 - Ch 2 Phonetics

Question 1

articulatory phonetics

Answer 1

The study of the production of speech sounds.

Question 2

acoustic phonetics

Answer 2

The study of the transmission and the physical properties of speech sounds.

Question 3

auditory phonetics

Answer 3

The study of the perception of speech sounds.

Question 4

co-articulation

Answer 4

The influence of one sound on a neighboring sound.

Question 5

segments

Answer 5

The discrete units of the speech stream and can be further subdivided into the categories consonants and vowels.

Question 6

consonants

Answer 6

Produced w/ a constriction somewhere in the vocal tract that impedes airflow.

Question 7

vowels

Answer 7

A slight narrowing and allow air to flow freely through the oral cavity.

Question 8

syllable

Answer 8

A unit of speech. May contain only a single sound (monosyllabic) or several sounds (ex: “sprints”)

Question 9

nucleus

Answer 9

The vocalic part of rhyme.

Question 10

coda

Answer 10

Consists of any final consonants.

Question 11

monophthongs

Answer 11

Simple vowels, composed of a single configuration of the vocal tract.

Question 12

dipthongs

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Complex vowels, composed of a sequence of two different configurations.

Question 13

running speech (continuous speech)

Answer 13

Day-to-day language where words run together. Pronunciations of words may be

Question 14

segmental features

Answer 14

The voicing, placing and manner of articulation.

Question 15

larynx

Answer 15

Sometimes called the “voice box”. Located in the throat at the Adam’s Apple. Contains the vocal folds and the glottis. First main component used for the production of speech.

Question 16

vocal tract

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Located above the larynx. Composed of thte oral and nasal cavities. Second main component used for the production of speech.

Question 17

subglottal system

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Part of the respiratory system, located below the larynx.

Question 18

bilabiel

Answer 18

Consonant sounds made by bringing both lips close together. There are five such sounds in English: [p] pat, [b] bat, [m] mat, [w] with, and [w] where (for some speakers)

Question 19

labiodental

Answer 19

Consonant sounds made with the lower lip against the upper front teeth. English has two labiodentals.

Question 20

interdentals

Answer 20

Sounds made w/ the tip of the tongue protruding between the front teeth. There are two interdental sounds in most varieties of American English