File 2

Question 1

sound spectrograph

Answer 1

equipment that generates spectrograms from speech input

Question 2

spectrogram

Answer 2

three-dimensional representation of sound

Question 3

impressionistic phonetic transcription

Answer 3

method of writing down speech sounds in order to capture what is said and how it’s pronounced

Question 4

consonants

Answer 4

distinguished from vowels in that consonants are produced with a constriction somewhere in the voacal tract that impedes airflow

Question 5

vowels

Answer 5

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

Question 6

monophthongs

Answer 6

simple vowels (i.e. beat, boot)

Question 7

diphthongs

Answer 7

complex vowels (i.e. doubt, boy)

Question 8

articulation

Answer 8

motion/positioning of some part of the vocal tract

Question 9

subglottal system

Answer 9

part of the respiratory system located below the larynx

Question 10

vocal tract

Answer 10

composed of the oral and nasal cavities

Question 11

pulmonic egressive airstream mechanism

Answer 11

sounds created by exhaling

Question 12

glottis

Answer 12

opening between the vocal folds

Question 13

voiced sounds

Answer 13

vocal folds vibrate

Question 14

voiceless sounds

Answer 14

vocal folds do not vibrate

Question 15

bilabial

Answer 15

consonants that are made by bringing both lips close together

Question 16

labiodental

Answer 16

consonants are made by bringing both lips together

Question 17

interdentals

Answer 17

made with the tip of the tongue protruding between the front teeth

Question 18

alveolar

Answer 18

sounds made with the tongue tip

Question 19

palatography

Answer 19

a picture is made that shows where the tongue touches the roof of the mouth during a particular articulation

Question 20

phone

Answer 20

one sound