Phonemes

Question 1

Voiced Sounds

Answer 1

Sounds are those where the larynx/voicebox is used

Ex. vowels - ‘aaaaaaa..’

Question 2

Unvoiced Sounds

Answer 2

The noise elements (clicks, buzzes) of speech we create with our teeth, tongue, lips and palette

Question 3

What is important about Unvoiced elements?

Answer 3

They make speech intellible, without them we would be speaking vowels or humming

Question 4

Formants

Answer 4

Certain frequency bands which are boosted due to resonance in our body

Question 5

Phonology

Answer 5

The study of how sounds are organized and used in natural languages

Question 6

Phonemes

Answer 6

Distinct particles of speech

Ex. ‘sss’ , ‘eh’ , ‘nnn’

Question 7

Plosives

Answer 7

Transient sounds (nothing emotional)
- unvoiced, have no distinct pitch

hard c
k
p
t
b
d
q
hard j
hard g

Question 8

Fricatives

Answer 8

Unvoiced/voiced

• ‘V’ is Unvoiced/voiced
• Sibilance often occurs from the sounds of s, z, ch, sh, & zh

f
v
th
s
z
ch
sh
zh

Question 9

Semivowels (or Glides)

Answer 9

All have voiced, unvoiced, pitched elemtns
- require the voice box to be activated

w
y
Liquids:
L
R
Nasals:
m
n
ng

Question 10

Pure Vowels

Answer 10

Sustained, voiced sounds with definite pitch

a
e
i
o
u

Question 11

Diphthongs

Answer 11

Fast transitions, sounds strating with one vowel, ending with another

A-oo (as in house)
O-u (as in low)
A-ee (as in mate)
ee-oo (as in few)

Question 12

How can distorted or masked recording of speech be repaired?

Answer 12

Individual phonemes

Ex. if we need to fix a ‘ck’, we find another ‘ck’ and copy/paste