file 2

Question 1

Tense

Answer 1

Vowel sound that has a more peripheral position in the vowel space

Question 2

Lax

Answer 2

Vowel sound that has a less peripheral position in the vowel space

Question 3

Vowel space

Answer 3

Range of possible vowel sounds of a language from the high front vowel to the high back vowel. Languages and dialects choose a subset of possibilities in the vowel space but do not exploit all possibilities

Question 4

Rarefaction

Answer 4

Physical phenomenon by which air molecules become less concentrated within a given space

Question 5

Retroflex

Answer 5

Sound produced by curling the tip of the tongue back behind the alveolar ridge usually to the top of the mouth

Question 6

Uvula

Answer 6

The small fleshy mass that hangs down at the back of the throat; used to produce uvular consonants

Question 7

Tone Language

Answer 7

Language that uses pitch contrast on syllables to signal a difference in word meaning

Question 8

Voiced

Answer 8

Sound made with the vocal folds vibrating

Question 9

Vocal Tract

Answer 9

The entire air passage above the larynx, consisting of the pharynx, oral cavity, and nasal cavity

Question 10

Vocal Folds

Answer 10

Folds of muscle in the larynx responsible for creating voiced sounds when they vibrate

Question 11

Velarized

Answer 11

A term describing a secondary articulation of a speech sound that is produced with the tongue body moving toward the velum

Question 12

Trill

Answer 12

A sound produced by bringing two articulators together in a series of quick taps

Question 13

Subglottal System

Answer 13

The part of the respiratory system located below the larynx

Question 14

Segment

Answer 14

The individual units of the speech stream; segments can be further subdivided into consonants and vowels

Question 15

Rhyme

Answer 15

In a syllable, the vowel and any consonants that follow it

Question 16

Post-Alveolar

Answer 16

Sound produced by raising the tongue toward the front part of the palate, just behind the alveolar ridge

Question 17

Onset

Answer 17

In a syllable, any consonants that occurs before the rhyme

Question 18

Nasal

Answer 18

Sound produced by making a complete obstruction of the airflow in the oral cavity and lowering the velum to allow air to pass through the nasal cavity, unlike oral stops

Question 19

Nasalized

Answer 19

Vowel produced while lowering the velum to allow air to pass through the nasal cavity

Question 20

Pitch Accent

Answer 20

A change in fundamental frequency used to put prominence on a particular word in an utterance