Liquids

Question 1

What is a constant liquid?

Answer 1

A general term that has been adopted by phoneticians to categorize the /r/ and /l/.

Question 2

/r/

Answer 2

Voiced, palatial liquid
Retroflexed production- tongue curls back
Bunched production-tongue crunches back

Question 3

/l/

Answer 3

Voiced, alveolar liquid
Syallabic /l/ and /l, /-bottle
Dark /l/

Question 4

Glides

Answer 4

Involve a gliding motion of the articulators

Question 5

What is a combination of a stop and a fricative manner of production?

Answer 5

Obstruents

Question 6

What are Fricatives?

Answer 6

Fricatives are longer in duration than stops- longer then nasals.

Question 7

Nasal consonants

Answer 7

/m/ /n/ /n/<(with the hook)

Question 8

What is a congnate?

Answer 8

Phonemes that differ only by voicing but use the same articulators /b/ vs. /p/

Question 9

What is the difference between an
on glide and an offglide ?

Answer 9

On glide is the 1st element of a diphthong
Off glide is the 2nd element of a dipthong

Question 10

What are the point vowels?

Answer 10

4 exterme corner vowels /I, ae, u. a/