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phonetics

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the study of sounds made by human speech

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6 approaches to study phonetics

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  • perception
  • production
  • developmental
  • instrumental
  • cultural
  • historical
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perception (approach to study phonetics)

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auditory and visual input

ex: transcription of speech

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production (approach to study phonetics)

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respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, cognitive

ex: anatomy and physiology of speech organs

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developmental (approach to study phonetics)

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speech acquisition

ex: speech in infancy

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instrumental (approach to study phonetics)

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acoustical

ex: technology of speech analysis

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cultural (approach to study phonetics)

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sociolinguistics

ex: dialects

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historical (approach to study phonetics)

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evolution of speech and language

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graphemes

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written symbols

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phonemes

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speech sounds

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isomorphism

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a one-to-one correspondence between the members of two sets;

no isomorphism between graphemes and phonemes

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articulators

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parts of the vocal tract that contribute to the production of consonants and vowels

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3 systems of speech production

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  • respiratory system
  • laryngeal system
  • supra-laryngeal system
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respiratory system

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power source for speech

lungs, trachea, bronchial tubes, rib cage, diaphragm

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laryngeal system

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sound source for speech
when vocal folds are closed it protects the trachea
(vocal folds, larynx)

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supra-laryngeal system (vocal tract)

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sound filter for speech, articulator system

nasal cavity, oral cavity, pharyngeal cavity, tongue

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5 parameters for describing consonant production

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  1. phonation
  2. place of articulation
  3. nasality
  4. secondary articulators
  5. manner of articulation
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phonation

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not an articulatory parameter
are the vocal folds vibrating? do we have phonation?
-if yes, consonant is voiced
-if no, consonant is unvoiced

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vocal folds are apart (abducted)

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no phonation

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vocal folds are together (adducted)

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phonation

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place of articulation

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where do the articulators touch or come closest to touching?

bilabial, labiodental, interdental, alveolar, palatal, velar

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bilabial

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upper and bottom lip touch

“p” “b” “m”

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labiodental

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upper teeth and lower lip touch

“f” “v”

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interdental

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upper teeth, lower teeth, and tongue touch

“θ” “ð”

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alveolar

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alveolar ridge and tongue touch

“t” “d” “n”

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alveopalatal

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back of alveolar ridge and blade of tongue touch

“ʃ” “dʒ” “tʃ”

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palatal

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hard palate and front of tongue touch

“j”

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velar

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velum and back of tongue touch

“g” “k”

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nasality

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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
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secondary articulators

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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”)

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lateral

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tongue tip touches alveolar ridge; tongue edges are curled down, allows air to flow along the sides of the tongue

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manner of articulation

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how close to touching are the articulators?

stops, flaps, taps, trills, fricatives, affricates, approximants

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stops

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stopage in airflow; airflow is obstructed

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oral stop

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airways out of the oral and nasal cavities are completely blocked
“b” “p” “t” “d” “k” “g”

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nasal stop

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airway is completely blocked in mouth and air comes out of nose
“m” “n”

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glottal stop

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air is stopped underneath vocal folds, then released

“ʔ” “ɾ” and coughs

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flap

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tongue tip quickly covers alveolar ridge

bu”tt”er

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fricative

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there is a narrow opening between articulators, creates turbulence or hissing sound

  • sibilants: “s” “z”
  • non-sibilants: “v” “f” “θ” “ð”
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affricate

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stop with a fricative release

“tʃ” “dʒ”

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approximants

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articulators are coming close together, but not as close as fricatives, to create sound
“w” “l” “r” “j”

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degrees of occlusion

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full occlusion = stop
less occlusion = fricative
least occlusion = approximant

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3 parameters for vowel articulation

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  • jaw height
  • tongue frontness-backness
  • lip shape
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jaw height

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  • if jaw is raised, it is called a closed or high vowel

- if jaw is dropped, it is called an open or low vowel

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tongue frontness-backness

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  • if tongue is advanced, the vowel is called a front vowel

- if tongue is retracted, the vowel is called a back vowel

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multisyllabic word (ə vs. ʌ)

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  • stressed syllable, use wedge [ʌ]

- unstressed syllable, use schwa [ə]

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monosyllabic word (ə vs. ʌ)

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  • if the word is an open-set word, use wedge [ʌ]

- if the word is a close-set word, use schwa [ə]

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open-set word

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noun, verb, adjective, adverb

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close-set word

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conjunction, article, preposition, pronoun

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diphthong

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vowel sounds with a dynamic articulation that changes during the production of the vowel

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prosodics

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the suprasegmental characteristics of speech

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speech segments

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individual speech sounds; consonants and vowels

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suprasegmental chracteristics

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the qualities we give the segments of speech when we organize them into meaningful speech

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2 sources of suprasegmental (prosodic) qualities

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  • stress

- intonation

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stress

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in words consisting of two or more syllables, one syllable will typically carry more stress than the rest
occurs at word level

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intonation

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at the level of the phrase; meaning can be conveyed by changes in intonation and/or stress

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3 elements of speech production for intonation/stress

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  1. loudness (intensity)
  2. pitch (rate of vocal fold vibration)
  3. length (duration)
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yes/no questions

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rising intonation

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open-ended questions

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falling intonation

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diacritics

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special symbol used to distinguish different qualities of a given sound or group of sounds
suprasegmental or articulatory qualities

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laryngeal cartilages

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cricoid, thyroid, arytenoids

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thyroid cartilage

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  • articulates with cricoid
  • consists of 2 plates that join at thyroid angle
  • unpaired
  • rocks and glides
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cricoid cartilage

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  • sits on 1st (top) trachea ring
  • unpaired
  • has 4 facets (surfaces)
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arytenoid cartilage

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  • articulates with cricoid
  • glides and rotates
  • sits on top of facets of cricoid
  • paired
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extrinsic laryngeal muscles

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muscles that attach the larynx to other structures outside of the laryngeal structure
strap and mandibular

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strap muscle

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extrinsic muscle

lowers larynx; attaches larynx to sternum

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mandibular muscle

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extrinsic muscle

raises larynx

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intrinsic laryngeal muscles

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muscles that attach parts of the larynx to each other

cricothyroid muscle, thyroarytenoid muscle, LCA, PCA

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crico-thyroid muscle

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pulls thyroid cartilage down

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thyro-arytenoid muscle

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forms vocal folds

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lateral crico-arytenoid muscle (LCA)

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adductor–closes the vocal folds

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posterior crico-arytenoid muscle (PCA)

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abductor–opens the vocal folds
only abductor
pulls arytenoids in when contracted

72
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oblique and transverse arytenoid muscle

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connects two arytenoids together–adductor

  • oblique runs like an “X”
  • transverse runs like horizontal parallel lines
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conditions for vocal fold vibration

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  • vocal folds must be properly positioned

- there must be sufficient airflow

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2 conditions for proper position

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vocal folds must be (1) adducted and

(2) sufficiently tense for phonation to occur

75
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active muscular control

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used to adduct and abduct the vocal folds

76
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subglottal pressure

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pressure below the adducted vocal folds

77
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the open-and-close cycle of phonation is a result of _____________ and ____________

A
  • aerodynamic forces

- elastic recoil forces

78
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how are the vocal folds positioned during quiet breathing?

79
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how are the vocal folds positioned during glottal frication?

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partially abducted

80
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how are the vocal folds positioned during breathy phonation?

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partially adducted

81
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how are the vocal folds positioned during normal phonation?

82
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how are the vocal folds positioned during creaky phonation?

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hyper-adducted

83
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pitch

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the aural perception of the rate of vocal fold vibration

84
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fundamental frequency (F0)

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  • rate of vocal fold vibration
  • # of open-close cycles per second, measured in Hz
  • lowest or 1st harmonic
85
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characteristic F0

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a function of vocal fold mass

-larger (heavier) vocal folds will vibrate slower than smaller (lighter) vocal folds

86
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cross-speaker difference

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caused by individual differences in pitch

87
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[ ̥]

88
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[ ̤]

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breathy voice

89
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[ ̰]

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creaky voice

90
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voice onset time (VOT)

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the time at which voicing begins with respect to the release of stop closure

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  • VOT
A
  • voicing has begun before the release of stop closure
  • we are producing a voiced stop, which we perceive as [b, d, or g]
  • if [b, d, or g] occur between two voiced sounds
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0 VOT

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  • voicing begins at release of stop closure
  • we are producing an unvoiced stop, which we may perceive as [b, d, or g] or [p, t, or k] depending on where in the utterance it occurs
  • if [b, d, or g] occur at the beginning of an utterance or phrase
  • if [p, t, or k] occur after an “s”
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+ VOT

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  • voicing begins after the release of stop closure
  • we are producing an unvoiced, aspirated stop, which we may perceive as [pʰ, tʰ, or kʰ]
  • if [pʰ, tʰ, or kʰ] occur at the beginning of a syllable
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2 principles of speech production

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  1. maximum perceptual distinctiveness

2. maximum ease of production

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physical properties of sound

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frequency, amplitude, and duration

96
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elastic medium

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any medium in which the molecules, if disturbed, tend to return to their normal or resting state
necessary for sound

97
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speed of sound (in air)

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about 1147 ft/s, or 350 m/s @ STP

98
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standard temperature and pressure (STP)

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for AIR:

  • 30 ̊ C
  • pressure at sea level
  • 0% humidity
99
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frequency

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how fast your vocal folds vibrate

  • perceptually: pitch & overtones
  • measured in Hz
100
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amplitude

A

sound pressure or intensity

  • perceptually: loudness
  • measured in dB
101
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duration

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  • perceptually: length of time a sound is sustained

- reported in seconds or miliseconds

102
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sound wave

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movement of air molecules

103
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silence

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air molecules at rest; the absence of sound

context for sound–>silence is important for speech production

104
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aperiodic sounds

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waves do no repeat

105
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simple aperiodic sounds

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  • singularities or transients
  • non speech: snap
  • speech: burst release (clicks, plosives, oral stops)
106
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complex aperiodic sounds

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  • ongoing, non-repeating
  • non speech: noise (“shhh”), static
  • speech: frication (fricatives, aspiration, breathiness)
107
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periodic sounds

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sound waves repeat

108
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simple periodic sound

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ongoing and repeating, composed of only ONE frequency

  • non speech: pure tone (synthesized)
  • speech: none
109
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complex periodic sound

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ongoing and repeating, composed of multiple frequencies

  • non speech: sounds with pitch (mosquito buzz, bird song, cricket legs)
  • speech: vocal fold vibration and overtones (voiced sounds and filtered sound qualities)
110
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combination os sound types in speech

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since phonation and articulation are independent, the sounds produced in the laryngeal system and those produced in the supralaryngeal system can occur in various combinations
(ex: VOT)

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unvoiced stops [p, t, k]

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silence

simple aperiodic

112
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unvoiced, aspirated stops [pʰ, tʰ, kʰ]

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silence
simple aperiodic
complex aperiodic

113
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voiced stops [b, d, g]

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complex periodic

simple aperiodic

114
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voiced fricatives [v, ð, z, ʒ]

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complex periodic

complex aperiodic

115
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voiced affricate [dʒ]

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complex periodic
simple aperiodic
complex aperiodic

116
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metrics of sound measurement

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waveform, spectrum, spectrogram, pitch contour, energy contour

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waveform

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a mathematical representation of alternating pulses of compressed and rarefied air
shown as a graph of amplitude (ordinate) and time (abscissa)

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amplitude of waveform

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correlates to loudness and can be measured as SPL or intensity level

119
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time scale of waveform

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measured in seconds or milliseconds

120
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spectrum

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a graph showing the amplitude of each component frequency of a complex periodic sound
a graph of pure tones, each having a different frequency and amplitude
-ordinate: amplitude
-abscissa: frequency

121
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harmonics

A

pure tones

122
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octave

A

doubling of frequency

123
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how is a spectrum calculated?

A

by a Fourier analysis

124
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Fourier analysis

A

a mathematical formula that provides a way to tease apart the elements of a complex periodic sound (the frequencies of the component pure tones and their amplitudes)

125
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amplitude of the series of harmonics decreases at the rate of _____

A

12 dB/octave

126
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3 systems of speech production

A
  1. respiratory system: power source
  2. phonatory system: sound source
  3. articulatory system: sound filter
127
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source-filter theory

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explains how the 3 systems of speech production work together to produce speech sounds

128
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power source

A 
the pulmonic (respiratory) system produces controlled expiration that produces speech
also provides subglottal pressure that causes vocal folds to vibrate and produce phonation
129
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sound source

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powered by airflow from the respiratory system

the laryngeal system produces the vibrations that serve as the basis for voiced speech sounds

130
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sound filter

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the supralaryngeal system can open and close to let air out in greater and lesser quantities, producing vowels and consonants
occlusion

131
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filtering

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alteration of the sound

132
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formants

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sound waves produced in the vocal tract as air flows though and reverberates or resonates within various cavities
NOT produced
determined by vocal tract shape

133
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harmonics-amplitude relationship

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harmonics with frequencies closest to the formant frequencies will be amplified as they pass through the vocal tract

134
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what is significant about the first 3-4 formants?

A

our ears are very sensitive to the first few formants because we use them to distinguish the different speech sounds

135
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LPC curve

A

formula that uses the amplitude peaks of a sound’s spectrum and puts the predicted formant frequencies in a curve above
shows the formants of the vocal tract

136
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what does a spectrum show us?

A

all the details of phonation and articulation, but no time dimension–> it is a sample of a sound at one instance in time

137
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what information does a waveform provide?

A

allows us to interpret or calculate the sound source (periodic/aperiodic, burst/frication, voicing) and allows us to see how amplitude changes over time
tells us nothing about formants

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spectrogram

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a graph that represents time (abscissa), frequency (ordinate), and amplitude as a function of darkness on a grayscale

139
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wideband spectrogram

A

highlights formants and tells us about articulation

vertical lines

140
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narrowband spectrogram

A

highlights harmonics and tells us about phonation

horizontal lines

141
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what does a wideband spectrogram show?

A

articulation, glottal pulses, formants (allows us to see how articulation is changing), harmonics (if speaker is shrill), and fundamental frequency

142
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what does a narrowband spectrogram show?

A

phonation, formants (less clear), harmonics (see how phonation is changing), fundamental frequency

143
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pitch contour

A

close-up view of a frequency
frequency scale is 0-350 Hz
women can have a maximum pitch contour of 250 Hz

144
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what can we tell from an energy contour?

A

which sounds are loudest or longest, stressed syllable

145
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acoustic correlates of vowels

A
  • F1 and jaw height have an inverse relationship, the lower F1 is, the higher jaw height is
  • higher F2 = more fronted tongue, lower F2 = more backed tongue
  • low F3 = possible rhoticity [ɚ]
  • lip rounding lowers formant frequencies
146
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vowel space chart

A
  • F1 is on ordinate, F2 is on abscissa

- both scales are in reverse order (high-to-low) to represent the tongue positions more intuitively

147
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“schwa trick”

A

to determine formant frequency ranges for any given speaker, map that person’s mid-central vowel and use it as a frame of reference for the rest of the vowels

148
Q

What are the average schwa values for adults?

A 
F1 = 500 Hz
F2 = 1500 Hz
F3 = 2500 Hz
149
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acoustic correlates of consonants: manner of voiced stops

A
  • closure: abrupt drop in amplitude on waveform, sudden loss of sound tracings in frequencies above F0 on spectrogram
  • complex periodic sound during stop gap on waveform and voicing bar in spectrogram
  • release of closure with soft-to-moderate burst
150
Q

acoustic correlates of consonants: place of voiced stops

A

(formant transition–especially F2 & F3–provide clues to place of articulation)

  • F2 dips down from vowel for labial closure [b]
  • F2 is level for tongue-front closure [d]
  • F2 rises and F3 dips down (velar pinch) for dorsal closure [g]
151
Q

acoustic correlates of consonants: manner of unvoiced, aspirated stops

A
  • closure: abrupt drop in amplitude on waveform, sudden loss of all sound tracings on spectrogram
  • no sound during stop gap–no voicing bar
  • release of closure with moderate-to-loud burst
  • aspiration following burst
152
Q

acoustic correlates of consonants: place of unvoiced, aspirated stops

A
  • formant transitions vary depending on which vowels and/or consonants are adjacent
  • aspiration may obscure formant transitions at onset of vowel
153
Q

acoustic correlates of consonants: manner of voiced and unvoiced fricatives

A
  • more amplitude than stops
  • waveform will show complex, aperiodic sound; spectrogram will show scratchy noise tracings
  • voiced fricatives will show periodicity on waveform, and both voicing bar and glottal pulses on spectrogram
  • voiced fricatives tend to be longer
154
Q

acoustic correlates of consonants: place of voiced and unvoiced fricatives

A
  • most energy is in the higher frequency ranges

- [s, z] and [ʃ, ʒ] tend to have louder frication (sibilants)

155
Q

acoustic correlates of consonants: voiced and unvoiced affricates

A

-stop gap –> alveopalatal fricative offset

156
Q

acoustic correlates of consonants: nasal stops

A
  • abrupt onset and offset, but without a burst
  • voicing bar + 1st nasal formant (N1) = nasal murmur
  • more formants than oral sounds (often low intensity and not visible)
  • antiformants (space between formants)
157
Q

acoustic correlates of consonants: approximates (glides and liquids)

A
  • [w] has high F1 & F2
  • [r] has significant drop in F3 (rhoticity)
  • [l] may show “step” transition
  • [j] has low F1 & high F2
158
Q

phonology

A

the study of the distinctive sounds and characteristic patterns of a spoken language

159
Q

minimal pairs

A

two words, with different meanings, that sound identical except for ONE sound

160
Q

broad transcription

A

a transcription that does not show a lot of detail usually just main symbols

161
Q

narrow transcription

A

transcription that captures pronunciation in great detail using diacritics

162
Q

impressionistic transcription

A

transcription of speech that is unknown to you (ie another language)

163
Q

systemic transcription

A

a transcription that knowingly represents the regularities of a language’s unique phonology
ex: “dogs” –> [dɔgz]

164
Q

phonemic transcription

A

a broad transcription of the underlying phonemes of a word; as it might be said in exaggerated citation-form speech, with no syllable carrying more stress than any other

165
Q

phonetic transcription

A

transcription of the actual pronunciation of a word, the way it was said

166
Q

phonological patterns at the segmental level

A
  • VOT
  • glottal substitution
  • nasal and lateral plosion
  • flapping: neutralization of d/t –> ɾ
  • velarization of nasals
  • nasalization of vowels in nasal contexts
  • rhoticization of neutral vowels
  • vowel lengthening
  • vowel reduction
167
Q

homorganic stop

A

sounds made in the same place of articulation

ex: [p] [b] & [m]

168
Q

suprasegmental phonological patterns

A
  • intonation (pitch & energy) contours
  • stress patterns
  • tonic syllables
169
Q

nasals and lateral plosion

A

nasals and laterals following a homorganic stop may become plosive
ex: [sænd] vs [sæ.dn̩]

170
Q

velarization of nasals

A

nasals that precede velars become velar

ex: [ræŋ] –> [ræŋk]

171
Q

rhoticization of neutral vowels

A

when “r-coloring” occurs with a neutral vowel, the entire vowel becomes rhoticized

172
Q

vowel reduction

A

vowels in unstressed syllables immediately adjacent to stressed syllables may be reduced
ex: demonstrate, [ɑ] –> [ə]

173
Q

stress patterns

A

english marks the stressed syllable in a word or phrase by syllable lengthening, syllable loudness, and/or rising pitch (F0)

Phonetics Exam 2 (6 decks)

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