LING1111 - (consonants) Place of articulation

Question 1

Place of articulation

Answer 1

The part of the vocal tract at which constriction occurs during the production of consonants.

Question 2

Articulators

Answer 2

The tongue, lips, velum ect. Which change the shape of the vocal tract to produce different speech sounds.

Question 3

Bilabial

Answer 3

A sound articulated by bringing both lips together. ⟨p⟩ ⟨b⟩⟨m⟩

Question 4

Labiodental

Answer 4

A sound produced by touching the bottom lip to the upper teeth. ⟨f⟩ ⟨v⟩

Question 5

Dental

Answer 5

A sound articulated with the tongue against, or nearly against, the front teeth. /θ/ thick (θick)
/ð/ this (ðis)

Question 6

Interdental

Answer 6

A sound produced by inserting the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower teeth.

Question 7

Alveolar

Answer 7

A sound produced by raising the tongue to the alveolar ridge. ⟨t⟩ ⟨d⟩ ⟨n⟩ ⟨s⟩ ⟨z⟩ ⟨l⟩

Question 8

Alveolar ridge

Answer 8

The rough ridge on the roof of the mouth directly behind the top front teeth. It is the place of articulation for speech sounds like [s], [t], [n]

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

A sound produced with air flowing around the side(s) of the tongue.

Question 10

Postalveolar

Answer 10

The region behind the alveolar ridge. It is a place of articulation for speech sounds such as  [ʃ]  [ʒ] ⟨tʃ⟩ [dʒ] [ɹ]
 [ʃ] -ss- fissure (fɪʃə),
 [ʒ] - s - leisure [leʒə]
⟨tʃ⟩ - ch -chip [tʃɪp]
[dʒ] - j - jack [dʒæk]

Question 11

Retroflex sound

Answer 11

A sound produced by curling the tip of the tongue back behind the alveolar ridge.

Question 12

Palatal

Answer 12

A sound produced by raising the front part of the tongue to the bony arch of the roof of the mouth.
/j/ - y - yap (jæp)

Question 13

Velar

Answer 13

A sound produced by raising the back of the tongue to the soft palate, or velum. [k] [g] [⟨ŋ⟩
⟨ŋ⟩ - ng

Question 14

Uvular

Answer 14

A sound produced by raising the back of the tongue to the uvula, the fleshy appendage extending from the end of the velum (soft palate) (none of these sounds ordinarily occur in English [R] [q] [G]

Question 15

Glottal/glottal stop

Answer 15

a sound produced with constriction at the glottis; when the air is stopped completely at the glottis by tightly closed vocal folds, a glottal stop is produced. [h]