info for midterm Flashcards

1
Q

any symbol or combination of symbols that represents a particular phoneme.

1 phoneme can be represented by several different of these

ph+f

A

allograph

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2
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linguistic rules governing the speech sound system of a given language.

A

phonology

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3
Q

basic meaningful speech segment

differ only by the smallest meaning-bearing sound element

SOUNDS

A

phoneme

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4
Q

distinct speech sound

A

phone

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5
Q

study of meaning-bearing elements of a language

study of words and their parts

A

morphology

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6
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smallest unit of a language that carries meaning

*reform= re+form

A

morpheme

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7
Q

based on the need for a standardized way of representing sounds of spoken languages

allows for better communicating about sounds across different languages

A

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

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8
Q

application of phonetics as it applies to clinical areas

A

clinical phonetics

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9
Q

pair of words that differ by one sound (phoneme) in the same word position

ex: mop/pop

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minimal pair/contrast

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10
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unit of production and perception of a spoken language

main core=vowels, nucleus
Must have nuclei, does not need coda or onset

A

syllable

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11
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consonant that proceeds the nucleus in a syllable

A

onset

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12
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consonant that follows the nucleus in a syllable

A

coda

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13
Q

A letter, unit in the writing system in a language

A

grapheme

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14
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  • Can have more than one sound– cat/race
  • sound may be spelled with more than one grapheme– f,ph
  • english does not have enough graphemes to match sounds
  • there are silent graphemes: Drought
  • Some words are spelled alike but sound different- tear/tear
A

Why graphemes are not used in transcription (5)

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15
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study of production and perception of speech and sounds

A

phonetics

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16
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chain of events linking the speaker’s brain with the listener’s brain

Linguistic-physiological-acoustic-physiological-linguistic

A

speech chain

17
Q

Intention: thought takes place in the higher level of the brain center
language: thought is expressed in words that are assembled together in the proper order and form

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linguistic level of speaker

18
Q
  • movements of the vocal tract
  • motor execution following muscle activities

-motor nerves activating muscles in the respiratory/phonatory/ articulatory muscles

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physiological level of speaker

19
Q
  • sound is transmitted through the air
  • “displayed” sounds
  • acoustic representations of various sounds
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acoustic level of speaker

20
Q
  • Hearing
  • mechanism activated by the incoming sound wave
  • outer/inner/middle ear
  • auditory sensory nerves
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physiological level of listener

21
Q
  • language processing and understanding

- decoding the conveyed signals in the brain

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linguistic level of receiver

22
Q

a sound variant

A

allophone