Midterm-lesson 4

Question 1

Phonetics

Answer 1

the description and analysis of every possible speech sound

Question 2

Phonology

Answer 2

the study of sounds and their distribution within particular languages and language varieties

Question 3

Phoneme

Answer 3

the smallest unit of words

Question 4

Consonants

Answer 4

voicing, place of articulation, manner of articulation

Question 5

Voicing

Answer 5

channeling air through the vocal apparatus
b/p g/k d/t z/s

Question 6

Place of Articulation

Answer 6

Where the voice is produced

Question 7

bilabial

Answer 7

b

Question 8

labiodental

Answer 8

v

Question 9

interdental

Answer 9

th

Question 10

alveolar

Answer 10

t, d

Question 11

post- alveolar

Answer 11

zh, sh

Question 12

palatal

Answer 12

y

Question 13

glottal

Answer 13

h

Question 14

velar

Answer 14

k, g, ng

Question 15

Manner of articulation

Answer 15

how air is passed through the vocal tract

Question 16

plosive (stop)

Answer 16

air is completely stopped from flowing and then released in a burst
p,b,t,d,k,g

Question 17

fricative

Answer 17

partial blockage of the vocal tract so that air is forced through a narrow channel
s,z,f,v

Question 18

Affricative

Answer 18

a plosive + a fricative
ch, j

Question 19

Liquids

Answer 19

tongue moving through the mouth

Question 20

laterals

Answer 20

tongue blocks the middle of the mouth so that air has to pass around the sides
l

Question 21

retroflex

Answer 21

tip of the tongue curled up toward hard palate
r

Question 22

vowels

Answer 22

an open flow of air

Question 23

quality

Answer 23

how the vowel sounds

Question 24

quantity

Answer 24

how long vowel is sounded

Question 25

diphthong

Answer 25

single vowels combined with semivowels
oy,ay, aw

Question 26

allophones

Answer 26

families of the same sound