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Phonetics Flashcards

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Articulatory process

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Airstream mechanisms + phonation + articulation

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Acoustic process

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Vibration of air molecules at different frequencies & amplitudes

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Perceptual process

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Auditory processing & mental categorization

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Segments

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Individual speech sounds (phones)

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International Phonetic Alphabet

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Universal system for transcribing the sounds of speech

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3 steps of speech production

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  1. Air supply sets air in motion (ex. lungs)
  2. A sound source (ex. larynx) modulates air flow via vocal folds
  3. Filters (ex. pharynx, oral cavity, nasal cavity) modify sound called the vocal tract
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Airstream Mechanisms

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Usually expressed as air expelled out from lungs (egressive airflow), but can also be produced by inhaling (ingressive airflow)

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Larynx

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Complex structure of cartilage, muscle, and tissue where vocal folds are located

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Glottis

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Space between vocal folds

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Voiceless

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Vocal folds are pulled apart

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Voiced

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Vocal folds are brought together

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Murmur/ Breathy Voice

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Vocal folds are partially open, letting air pass through, but still vibrating

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Creaky Voice

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Vocal folds are compressed and slack

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Types of speech sounds

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Consonants & Vowels

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Articulatory differences b/n vowels and consonants

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Consonants: constrict vocal tract
Vowels: open vocal tract

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Aerodynamic differences b/n vowels and consonants

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Consonants: no or turbulent airflow
Vowels: open vocal tract

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Acoustic differences b/n vowels and consonants

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Consonants: Less acoustic energy
Vowels: More acoustic energy

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Stops (def)

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Stopping airflow

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Fricatives (def)

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Constricting airflow to create turbulent noise

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Affricates (def)

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Stop and fricative in fast succession

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Nasal (def)

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Oral stop and diverted airflow to another resonator

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Approximants & laterals (def)

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Partial constriction without turbulence

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Postalveolar (examples)

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ʃ (ch), ʒ (j)

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Alveolars (examples)

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t, d, n, r, ɾ, s, z, ɹ, l

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Labiodentals (examples)

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f, v

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Dentals (examples)

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θ (voiceless th: thing) , ð (voiced th: these)

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Bilabials (examples)

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p, b, m, ɸ, β

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Palatals (examples)

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j (eee)

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Velars (examples)

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k, g, ŋ, χ, ɣ

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Uvulars (examples)

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χ, ʁ (None in English)

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Glottals (examples)

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Fricatives (examples)

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ɸ, β, f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h, χ, ɣ, χ, ʁ

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Stops (examples)

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p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ

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Nasals (examples)

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Flaps (examples)

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Approximants (examples)

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Lateral approximants (examples)

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Voiced consonants (examples)

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B, D, G, J, L, M, N, Ng, R, Sz, Th (as in the word “then”), V, W, Y, and Z

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Glides (def)

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Consonant with similar articulation to vowels, with narrower constrictions.

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ŋ is a ___

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voiced velar nasal

41
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b is a ____

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voiced bilabial stop

42
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f is a ___

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voiceless labiodental fricative

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θ is a ___

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voiceless dental fricative

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ɹ is a ___

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voiceless alveolar approximant

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ʃ is a ___

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voiceless post alveolar fricative

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ʔ is a ___

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voiceless glottal stop

47
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d is a ____

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voiced alveolar stop

48
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d is a ____

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voiced alveolar stop

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s is a ____

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voiceless alveolar fricative

50
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ð is a ____

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voiced dental fricative

51
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ð is a ____

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voiced dental fricative

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Monophthongs

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“Simple vowels”: position of articulators is relatively constant

53
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Diphthongs

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Sequence of a vowel + glide or vice versa; involves a noticeable change in articulation, but is counted as one segment only.

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Syllable

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Speech unit larger than a single sound and smaller than a word

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Stress

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Syllables said to be more prominent than others in an utterance

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Tone

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Languages use pitch difference to signal differences in word meaning.

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Intonation

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Pitch contrast to convey post lexical meanings

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Falling Tune

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Fall from final high accent to a low boundary tone at the end of an intonational phrase

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Low Rising Tune

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Fall from a final high accent to a low boundary tone at the end of an intonational phrase

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Front Vowels (examples)

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i, e, y, æ, œ, ɛ, ɪ

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Central Vowels (examples)

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Back Vowels (examples)

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u, ʊ, o, ʌ, ɑ, ɔ

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Close Vowels (examples)

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i, y, u, ʊ, ɪ

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Mid Vowels (examples)

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e, o, ə, œ, ɛ, o, ʌ, ɔ

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Open Vowels (examples)

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æ is a ___

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open front unrounded vowel

67
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ɛ is a ___

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mid front unrounded vowel

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ʊ is a ___

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close back rounded vowel

69
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i is a ___

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close front unrounded vowel

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ʌ is a ___

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mid back unrounded vowel

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ɑ is a ___

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open back unrounded vowel

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aj pronunciation

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pronounced “eye”

73
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oj pronunciation

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pronounced “oy”

74
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aw pronunciation

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pronounced “ow”`

75
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ej pronunciation

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pronounced “eh”

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