Phonetics Flashcards
English Sound Inventory
sounds which English speakers use to construct the words
of their language
Phonetics
the study and classification of speech sounds.
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
transcription systems which have a separate symbol
for each sound
Received Pronunciation (RP)
sounds that occur in the standard accent of British English
General American
standard reference accent of North American English
American transcription conventions
pulmonic egressive airstream mechanism
English sounds are usually produced with air being pushed out from the lungs through the
mouth or nose.
pulmonic ingressive
sounds being made while breathing in
frequency (vibrations)
cycles of variation in air pressure
vocal tract
entire passage above the larynx
where speech sounds are shaped.
articulators
all parts of the vocal apparatus which are involved in speech production
tongue, the lips, and the lower jaw, upper teeth, the hard palate,
place of articulation
point of closest constriction in the vocal tract as a criterion for the description and classification of consonants.
bilabial sounds
involving both lips to construct sound
Labio-dentals
involve only the lower lip and additionally the upper teeth
inter-dental
lips do not play a role in the production
These sounds are produced with the tongue immediately behind the upper front teeth or even protruding between upper and lower front teeth (o sound)
palato-alveolar
constriction is between the hard palate and the alveolar ridge, slightly further back than for alveolar sounds, (f sound)
