Phoneme Identification

Question 1

Plosives

Answer 1

p, b: bilabial plosives (pin vs. bin)
t, d: alveolar plosvies (bat vs. bad)
k, g: velar plosives (back vs. bag)
* complete obstructions of airstream

Question 2

Nasals

Answer 2

m: bilabial nasal (moon)
n: alveolar nasal (noon)
ŋ: velar nasal (going)
* velum blocks oral cavity, goes through nose

Question 3

Fricatives

Answer 3

f, v: labio dental fricative (foot vs view)
θ, ð: dental fricative (thing vs. this)
s, z: alveolar fricatve (soot vs. zipper)
ʃ, ʒ: post alveolar fricative (ship vs. vision)
* hissing noise, air is pressed thorugh narrow gap

Question 4

Affricative

Answer 4

tʃ: vl. post-alveolar affricative (chain)
dʒ: vd. post alveolar affricative (Jane)
* Oral Stop is followed by phase of frictiong

Question 5

Approximants

Answer 5

liquids:
* l: vd. alveolar liquids (lake)
* r: vd. alveolar liquids (right)

glides:
* w: vd. bilabial glides (when)
* j: vd. palatal glides (yes)

Question 6

Sibilants

Answer 6

All Affricatives and some fricatives (s, z, sh, dj)

Question 7

i:

Answer 7

high front unrounded long vowel

Question 8

u:

Answer 8

high back rounded long vowel,

Question 9

Whats the difference between obstruents and sonorants

Answer 9

Obstruents (obstructing outward airflow)
- oral stops /p, b, t, d, k, g/
- fricatives /f, v, s, z, θ , ð, ʃ, ʒ /
- affricates /tʃ, dʒ /

Sonorants (without turbulent airflow)
- nasals /m, n, ŋ /
- glides/semi-vowels /j, w/
- liquids /l, ɹ/
- All vowels