Module 2-Phonetics

Question 1

phonetics

Answer 1

production/perception of sounds

Question 2

articulatory

Answer 2

how we produce speech sounds

Question 3

auditory

Answer 3

how listeners perceive speech sounds

Question 4

acoustic

Answer 4

the physical properties of speech sounds

Question 5

physical process of producing speech

Answer 5

lungs, trachea, larynx, pharynx, oral and nasal cavities

Question 6

articulators

Answer 6

lips, teeth, toungue

Question 7

international phonetic alphabet (IPA)

Answer 7

system of symbols used to represent sounds of world languages

Question 8

consonants

Answer 8

produced by partial or complete closure in vocal tract

Question 9

voicing

Answer 9

do the vocal cords vibrate?

Question 10

place of articulation

Answer 10

where is the airstream obstructed?

Question 11

manner of articulation

Answer 11

how is the airstream obstructed?

Question 12

voiced consonant

Answer 12

cords are closed and sound is made

Question 13

voiceless consonant

Answer 13

cords are open and no sound is made

Question 14

stop

Answer 14

stop air flow, then release it

Question 15

fricative

Answer 15

obstruct air stream to create friction

Question 16

affricate

Answer 16

stop air, then release with friction

Question 17

approximant

Answer 17

obstruct air without causing friction

Question 18

nasal

Answer 18

force air through nose

Question 19

bilabial

Answer 19

lips coming together

Question 20

labiodental

Answer 20

top teeth and bottom lip

Question 21

interdental

Answer 21

tongue between teeth

Question 22

alveolar

Answer 22

tongue tip to alveolar ridge

Question 23

post alveolar

Answer 23

between alveolar ridge and palate

Question 24

palatal

Answer 24

tongue body on palate

Question 25

velar

Answer 25

back of tongue to soft palate

Question 26

glottal

Answer 26

using the glottis