Exam 1 Module 1

Question 1

The study of how we produce and how we perceive speech sounds?

Answer 1

Phonetics

Question 2

Is the study as part of a language system in the mind of the speaker and hearer.

Answer 2

Phonology

Question 3

acoustic properties study

aka:
study of the acoustic properties of speech sounds.

Answer 3

Acoustic phonetics

Question 4

Study of anatomy and physiology of speech production and perception.

Answer 4

Physiological phonetics

Question 5

study of listeners psychological response to speech sounds.

Answer 5

Perceptual phonetics

Question 6

Study of speech perception or production that differs from norms for the language.

Answer 6

Clinical phonetics

Question 7

is an attempt to record what was said as accurately as possible.

Answer 7

Phonetic transcriptions

Question 8

The different spellings of the same sound is called?

Ex) (ph)one, (f)art, Rou(gh),

Answer 8

Allographs

Question 9

sounds that make up a word

Answer 9

Phonemes

((ex: How many phonemes are in “smooth”? Answer: 4

Question 10

letters letter letter letter letters bla bla bla that make up a word
S-M-O-O-T-H

Answer 10

grapheme

Question 11

The smallest unit of “meaningful bits” that make up a words are called?

ex: book vs books . Since the “s” at the end of books, carries a meaning (it makes it plural ), it is considered a morpheme.

Example: walking vs walk. Since the “ing” at the end of walking carries a meaning (give it a tense ) it is considered a morpheme

Answer 11

Morpheme

Question 12

Morphemes that can stand alone and still carry meaning, such as “book,” “phlegm,” “music,” or “press,” are called?

Answer 12

Free morphemes

Question 13

Morphemes such as (pre)date, (re)tread, book(s), music(ian), and press(ure) are called _________ because they are bound to other words and carry no meaning when they stand alone.

Answer 13

Bound Morphemes

Question 14

variant productions of a phoneme. Take for example /k/. Think of “kite” and “Sky”.The sounds are different but we hear the variance of the same phoneme , K.

Answer 14

Allophones

Question 15

is a pair of words that differ by just ONE PHONE. ex: Sue and Zoo or Rig and Rick.

Answer 15

minimal pair

Question 16

(aka broad transcription) is a rough approximation, focusing on the distinctive sound contrasts (uses / /)

Answer 16

Phonemic transcription

Question 17

(narrow transcription ) is careful attempt to capture the actual sounds that were produced (uses [ ])

Answer 17

Phonetic transcription

Question 18

IPA STANDS FOR?

Answer 18

International phonetic alphabet–
it’s a writing system where each symbol represents one speech sound only (in other words, there is only one grapheme for each sound).