Glottalic Airstream Mechanism

Question 1

What is another way to describe an airstream?

Answer 1

Air-column

Question 2

What does it mean if someone uses a pulmonic egressive airstream?

Answer 2

Initiated by the diaphragm

Question 3

How do we describe increases air pressure?

Answer 3

Compression

Question 4

How do we describe decreased air pressure?

Answer 4

Rarefaction

Question 5

What are the three airstream mechanisms?

Answer 5

Glottalic
Pulmonic
Velaric

Question 6

What is the larynx in the glottalic airstream mechanism?

Answer 6

The initiator - that which moves the air

Question 7

What happens if the glottis is closed?

Answer 7

No air from lungs

Question 8

Where does the air exist from the glottalic airstream?

Answer 8

Between the glottis and the lips

Question 9

How much space is there between the glottis and the lips?

Answer 9

100cm3

Question 10

How do we close the glottis?

Answer 10

Glottal stop

Coughing

Question 11

How does the air from the glottis move?

Answer 11

Initiation of air from the Larynx

Larynx moves up or down

Question 12

What happens if the larynx moves up?

Answer 12

Air out

Question 13

What happens if the larynx moves down?

Answer 13

Air in

Question 14

What happens when the larynx acts as a piston?

Answer 14

Larynx pushes air out or pulls air in

Question 15

What are the glottalic sounds?

Answer 15

Ejectives
Implosives
Voiced implosives
All non english sounds

Question 16

What is articulation with glottalic airstream? Give 4 examples

Answer 16

Closure in oral cavity
Same places of articulation
Bilabial, alveolar, palatal, vela

Question 17

What does speech need from the glottalic airstream?

Answer 17

Need both closure at glottis and in oral cavity

Question 18

Describe Ejectives?

Answer 18

Closed Glottis
Larynx as initiator
Larynx moves UP
Egressive Glottalic Airstream