Final Flashcards
phonetics
the study of sounds made by human speech
6 approaches to study phonetics
- perception
- production
- developmental
- instrumental
- cultural
- historical
perception (approach to study phonetics)
auditory and visual input
ex: transcription of speech
production (approach to study phonetics)
respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, cognitive
ex: anatomy and physiology of speech organs
developmental (approach to study phonetics)
speech acquisition
ex: speech in infancy
instrumental (approach to study phonetics)
acoustical
ex: technology of speech analysis
cultural (approach to study phonetics)
sociolinguistics
ex: dialects
historical (approach to study phonetics)
evolution of speech and language
graphemes
written symbols
phonemes
speech sounds
isomorphism
a one-to-one correspondence between the members of two sets;
no isomorphism between graphemes and phonemes
articulators
parts of the vocal tract that contribute to the production of consonants and vowels
3 systems of speech production
- respiratory system
- laryngeal system
- supra-laryngeal system
respiratory system
power source for speech
lungs, trachea, bronchial tubes, rib cage, diaphragm
laryngeal system
sound source for speech
when vocal folds are closed it protects the trachea
(vocal folds, larynx)
supra-laryngeal system (vocal tract)
sound filter for speech, articulator system
nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharyngeal cavity, tongue
5 parameters for describing consonant production
- phonation
- place of articulation
- nasality
- secondary articulators
- manner of articulation
phonation
not an articulatory parameter
are the vocal folds vibrating? do we have phonation?
-if yes, consonant is voiced
-if no, consonant is unvoiced
vocal folds are apart (abducted)
no phonation
vocal folds are together (adducted)
phonation
place of articulation
where do the articulators touch or come closest to touching?
bilabial, labiodental, interdental, alveolar, palatal, velar
bilabial
upper and bottom lip touch
“p” “b” “m”
labiodental
upper teeth and lower lip touch
“f” “v”
interdental
upper teeth, lower teeth, and tongue touch
“θ” “ð”
alveolar
alveolar ridge and tongue touch
“t” “d” “n”
alveopalatal
back of alveolar ridge and blade of tongue touch
“ʃ” “dʒ” “tʃ”
palatal
hard palate and front of tongue touch
“j”
velar
velum and back of tongue touch
“g” “k”
nasality
what is the status of the velo-pharyngeal port?
- if velum is up (and port is closed), the sound is oral–air comes out of mouth
- if velum is down (and port is open), the sound is nasal–air comes out of nose
secondary articulators
tongue has to be used
how is the tongue positioned?
-if sides of the tongue are curled down, the sound is lateral (“l”); if not, it is central
-if the tip of the tongue is curled up and back, the sound is retroflex (“r”)
lateral
tongue tip touches alveolar ridge; tongue edges are curled down, allows air to flow along the sides of the tongue
manner of articulation
how close to touching are the articulators?
stops, flaps, taps, trills, fricatives, affricates, approximants
stops
stopage in airflow; airflow is obstructed
oral stop
airways out of the oral and nasal cavities are completely blocked
“b” “p” “t” “d” “k” “g”
nasal stop
airway is completely blocked in mouth and air comes out of nose
“m” “n”
glottal stop
air is stopped underneath vocal folds, then released
“ʔ” “ɾ” and coughs
flap
tongue tip quickly covers alveolar ridge
bu”tt”er
fricative
there is a narrow opening between articulators, creates turbulence or hissing sound
- sibilants: “s” “z”
- non-sibilants: “v” “f” “θ” “ð”
affricate
stop with a fricative release
“tʃ” “dʒ”
approximants
articulators are coming close together, but not as close as fricatives, to create sound
“w” “l” “r” “j”
degrees of occlusion
full occlusion = stop
less occlusion = fricative
least occlusion = approximant
3 parameters for vowel articulation
- jaw height
- tongue frontness-backness
- lip shape
jaw height
- if jaw is raised, it is called a closed or high vowel
- if jaw is dropped, it is called an open or low vowel
tongue frontness-backness
- if tongue is advanced, the vowel is called a front vowel
- if tongue is retracted, the vowel is called a back vowel
multisyllabic word (ə vs. ʌ)
- stressed syllable, use wedge [ʌ]
- unstressed syllable, use schwa [ə]
monosyllabic word (ə vs. ʌ)
- if the word is an open-set word, use wedge [ʌ]
- if the word is a close-set word, use schwa [ə]
open-set word
noun, verb, adjective, adverb
close-set word
conjunction, article, preposition, pronoun
diphthong
vowel sounds with a dynamic articulation that changes during the production of the vowel
prosodics
the suprasegmental characteristics of speech
speech segments
individual speech sounds; consonants and vowels
suprasegmental chracteristics
the qualities we give the segments of speech when we organize them into meaningful speech
2 sources of suprasegmental (prosodic) qualities
- stress
- intonation
stress
in words consisting of two or more syllables, one syllable will typically carry more stress than the rest
occurs at word level
intonation
at the level of the phrase; meaning can be conveyed by changes in intonation and/or stress
3 elements of speech production for intonation/stress
- loudness (intensity)
- pitch (rate of vocal fold vibration)
- length (duration)
yes/no questions
rising intonation
open-ended questions
falling intonation
diacritics
special symbol used to distinguish different qualities of a given sound or group of sounds
suprasegmental or articulatory qualities
laryngeal cartilages
cricoid, thyroid, arytenoids
thyroid cartilage
- articulates with cricoid
- consists of 2 plates that join at thyroid angle
- unpaired
- rocks and glides
cricoid cartilage
- sits on 1st (top) trachea ring
- unpaired
- has 4 facets (surfaces)
arytenoid cartilage
- articulates with cricoid
- glides and rotates
- sits on top of facets of cricoid
- paired
extrinsic laryngeal muscles
muscles that attach the larynx to other structures outside of the laryngeal structure
strap and mandibular
strap muscle
extrinsic muscle
lowers larynx; attaches larynx to sternum
mandibular muscle
extrinsic muscle
raises larynx
intrinsic laryngeal muscles
muscles that attach parts of the larynx to each other
cricothyroid muscle, thyroarytenoid muscle, LCA, PCA
crico-thyroid muscle
pulls thyroid cartilage down
thyro-arytenoid muscle
forms vocal folds