Final Exam Study

Question 1

Phonetics

Answer 1

The study of the production and perception of speech sounds

Using a system of symbols to that accurately and reliably represent the sounds of a language

Question 2

Phonology

Answer 2

The sound system of the language: the structure and function of the sounds of a language

1. group of specific sounds used in that language
2. permissible variations of those sounds when produced
3. particular rules for combining those sounds

consonants and vowels Make up a phonology system

Question 3

Articulatory Phonetics

Answer 3

physiological or informational or descriptive - How and where sounds are produced in the dynamic vocal tract

Question 4

perceptual phonetics

Answer 4

study of how we hear and interpret speech sounds

Question 5

Linguistic Complexity

Answer 5

divides speech into isolation, word, sentence, conversation or continuous speech

Question 6

response complexity

Answer 6

one sound or multiple sounds

Question 7

system complexity

Answer 7

phonetic transcription, two-way scoring, 5-way scoring (SODA)

Question 8

Grapheme vs. Phoneme

Answer 8

Letter vs. Sound

Question 9

Target letter v. Sound

Answer 9

Some letters have multiple sounds depending on the word. E.g. letter c in “carrot” vs. “space”. k vs. s sound

Question 10

Morpheme

Answer 10

Smallest unit of language that has meaning