Intro to Phonetics

Question 1

Describe the 3 types of phonetics (hint : the 3 A’s)

Answer 1

1. Articulatory phonetics
2. Acoustic phonetics (spectrograms)
3. Auditory phonetics (phonetic transcription)

Question 2

Name the crucial parts of a syllable (4)

Answer 2

Onset, rhyme : nucleus (vowel), coda

Question 3

True or false : there is such thing as a velaric egressive airstream

Answer 3

False, just velaric ingressive

Question 4

Name all airstream mechanisms (5)

Answer 4

1. Pulmonic egressive : air from lungs
2. Pulmonic ingressive : air into lungs
3. Glottalic egressive : air moved OUT by glottis moving
4. Glottalic ingressive : air moved IN by glottis moving
5. Velaric ingressive : air is moved in by tongue action

Question 5

When the glottis is open, the sound that comes out is ___

Answer 5

Voiceless

Question 6

What are the 3 elements of suprasegmentals

Answer 6

Stress, length/duration, pitch

Question 7

What is the term called to describe the pitch of a word/phrase

Answer 7

intonation

Question 8

What is the equivalent to a phone in signed languages (hint : think Optimus ____ )

Answer 8

Prime (many can occur at once)

Question 9

Name the 5 important parameters in articulation of signed languages

Answer 9

1. Movement
2. Place of articulation (location)
3. Handshape
4. Hand orientation
5. NON-MANUAL markers (eye gaze, nose wrinkling, etc)

Question 10

MARCIA CHOI - SLP : Name the 3 relationships in health care that are SUPER important

Answer 10

1. clinician-clinician
2. patient-clinician
3. clinician-community

Question 11

MARCIA CHOI - SLP Name the FOUR principles of RCC (relationship centered care)

Answer 11

1. PEOPLE matter
2. Affect + emotion are important (don’t sugar coat)
3. Relationship DON’T occur in isolation (you learn and grow from patients)
4. For health and recovery, maintaining genuine relationships is crucial

Question 12

MARCIA CHOI - SLP : What are the main 3 elements that you communicate in RCC

Answer 12

1. Autonomy (treating people like humans)
2. Education
3. Good news/bad news (messenger)

Question 13

True or False : Culture/cultural influences are extremely important to consider when talking to a patient or their family

Answer 13

True

Question 14

MARCIA CHOI SLP : What are two examples of issues that involve culture in RCC

Answer 14

1. Different HEALTH expectations.
2. Blind understanding –> blind acceptance OR (opposite) mistrust

Question 15

MARCIA CHOI SLP - True or False : If someone is in dire need of answers that are usually beyond the scope of what health-care workers can provide, they are able to disclose certain personal opinions, the higher the need of the client

Answer 15

False, the health-care system follows a very strict patient-clinician relationship : rules must be obeyed

Question 16

MARCIA CHOI SLP - True or false : A student in RCC is more likely to look at themselves as OVERcompetent (because they have a lot of education) than undercompetent

Answer 16

False, one of the many pitfalls for students is that they accept that they are a student and forget that their role is to be competent in interpersonal relations