ENG 211 - Module 2 - Choose Your Vocabulary

Question 1

Sound Inventory

Answer 1

A pool of sounds which English speakers use to construct the words of their language

Question 2

Phonetics

Answer 2

The study and classification of speech sounds

Question 3

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

Answer 3

IPA is designed to represent only those qualities of speech that are part of oral language

Question 4

Received Pronunciation (RP)

Answer 4

The IPA symbols and sample words for all sounds that occur in the standard accent of British English (diagram on pg 4 of PDF)

Question 5

General American

Answer 5

The standard reference accent of North American English (diagram on pg 5 of PDF)

Question 6

Frequency

Answer 6

Very common measure of sound

Question 7

Vocal Tract

Answer 7

-The entire passage above the larynx.
-This is where speech sounds are shaped.
(top of pg 8 on pdf for the picture)

Question 8

Articulators

Answer 8

All parts of the vocal apparatus which are involved in speech production

Question 9

Place of Articulation

Answer 9

The point of closest constriction in the vocal tract as a criterion for the description and classification of consonants.

Question 10

Bilabial

Answer 10

Sounds which are characterized by a constriction at the lips

Question 11

Unrounded

Answer 11

Vowels that you pronounce with your lips spread

Question 12

Labio-dentals

Answer 12

Involve only the lower lip and addition-ally the upper teeth. [f]

Question 13

Inter-dental

Answer 13

The latter place of articulation

Question 14

Palato-alveolar

Answer 14

The constriction is between the hard palate and the alveolar ridge, slightly further back than for alveolar sounds. [ ʃ ]

Question 15

Palatal

Answer 15

The tongue is raised toward the hard palate. [ j]

Question 16

Velar

Answer 16

An obstruction at the velum. [k]

Question 17

Glottal

Answer 17

If the airstream is obstructed at the glottis. [h]

Question 18

Monophthong

Answer 18

The contrasting term that can be used for simple vowels which show no such change in quality

Question 19

Diphthongs

Answer 19

The particular vowel sounds in which there is a change in auditory quality within a single syllable

Question 20

Approximants

Answer 20

The articulators approach each other, but do not cause a strong constriction in the vocal tract.