MT1 - Phonetics

Question 1

phonetics

Answer 1

the study of production of linguistic sounds

Question 2

initiation

Answer 2

the first stage of sound production, involving the lungs and the diaphragm

Question 3

phonation

Answer 3

the second stage of sound production, involving the vibration of the vocal chords

Question 4

resonation

Answer 4

the third stage of sound production, where air resonates in the nasal and oral cavities

Question 5

articulation

Answer 5

the final stage of sound production, where airflow is or is not obstructed

Question 6

manner of articulation

Answer 6

obstruents (obstructed: stops fricatives affricates) vs sonorants (not: nasals approximants (liquids glides))

Question 7

place of articulation

Answer 7

moveable articulator moved towards a stable one

Question 8

stops

Answer 8

blocking of airflow

Question 9

fricatives

Answer 9

making a narrow gap for airflow to pass through

Question 10

affricates

Answer 10

stop followed by a fricative at the same place of articulation

Question 11

nasals

Answer 11

air forced through nasal cavity

Question 12

glides

Answer 12

unstable vowels

Question 13

bilabial

Answer 13

lips

Question 14

labiodental

Answer 14

lower lip + upper teeth

Question 15

dental

Answer 15

tip of tongue + upper teeth

Question 16

alveolar

Answer 16

tip of tongue + alveolar ridge

Question 17

palatal

Answer 17

tongue + back part of ridge

Question 18

velar

Answer 18

tongue back + soft palate