Phonetics

Question 1

What are the three features in which english consonants are classified

Answer 1

Voice, place, and manner

Question 2

Define voice as it relates to phonetics and distinctive features

Answer 2

The activity of the vocal cords

Question 3

Describe place as it relates to phonetics and distinctive features

Answer 3

The point of contact where sound is produced

Question 4

Describe manner as it relates to phonetics and distinctive features

Answer 4

The configuration and interaction between articulators

Question 5

Place of articulation: Bilabial

Answer 5

Both lips

Question 6

Place of articulation: Labiodental

Answer 6

Upper front teeth and lower lip

Question 7

Place of articulation: Interdental

Answer 7

Tongue tip near or between teeth

Question 8

Place of articulation: Alveolar

Answer 8

Tongue tip on/near alveolar ridge

Question 9

Place of articulation: Palatal

Answer 9

Tongue body to the hard palate

Question 10

Place of articulation: Velar

Answer 10

Tongue body on/near soft palate

Question 11

Place of articulation: Glottal

Answer 11

Made in throat between the vocal folds

Question 12

Source-Filter Theory

Answer 12

Sound source filtered and shaped by resonant vocal tract

Question 13

Sound Source

Answer 13

Glottal source or supra-glotta source

Question 14

Filter

Answer 14

Vocal tract- oral tract or nasal tract

Question 15

Sonorants

Answer 15

Produced with uninterrupted air

Question 16

Consonantal

Answer 16

Partial or complete obstruction of airflow

Question 17

Continuants

Answer 17

flow of air is not blocked at any point

Question 18

Sibilants

Answer 18

High frequency “hissing” sounds, air forced through narrow opening

Question 19

Stridents

Answer 19

Produced with constriction, airstream hits 2 surfaces (intense noise)

Question 20

Obstrutents

Answer 20

Produced by some type of air obstruction/constriction

Question 21

Stops- /p,b,t,d,k,g/

Answer 21

Complete vocal tract closure (pressure build up)-sudden release

Question 22

Fricatives

Answer 22

Partial blockage of vocal tract, air forced through narrow channel

Question 23

Affricates

Answer 23

Start as stop (air build up), releases through narrow channel (fricative)

Question 24

Nasals- /m,n,ng/

Answer 24

Velum lowers and airflows through nasal cavity (closure of oral cavity)

Question 25

Liquids-/r,l/

Answer 25

Airstream flows around sides of the tongue (tip to mid alveolar ridge)

Question 26

Glides- /j,w/

Answer 26

Consonants with no stop or friction