Phonemes

Question 1

• approximant (noun)

Answer 1

• a consonant produced by bringing one articulator (the tongue or lips) close to another without actually touching it.

Question 2

• articulator (noun)

Answer 2

• any of the vocal organs above the larynx, including the tongue, lips, teeth, and hard palate.

Question 3

• fortis (adj.)

Answer 3

• (of a speech sound) made with a greater than usual amount of force

Question 4

• lenis

Answer 4

• (of a speech sound) made without a lot of force.

Question 5

• pitch

Answer 5

• the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Question 6

• resonance

Answer 6

• the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.