Phonetics Flashcards
Phonetics
speech sounds
sound production
transmission
reception
description
written representation
Acoustic phonetics
sound analysis from the point of view of its frequency, intensity, duration, and acoustic quality.
describes transmission of the sound waves from the mouth to the ear
Auditory phonetics
How the sound is received by the ear, processed by hearing organs and analysed in brain.
describes structure/function of the ear
Articulatory phonetics
How the sound is produced by vibrating of the vocal cords, the degree of physical effort, the position of articulatory organs and their movement.
describes organs participating in the sound production
Vocal cords
two folds of muscle in the LARYNX
Glottis
Vocal cords -> closed = sound -> stopped
GLOTTIS is a space between vocal cords
Glottal stop
glottis closed = silence, then another sound continues suddenly
Friction
Vocal cords loosely together
Voiced sound
Vocal cords loosely together + vibration
Voiceless sound
Vocal cords open (glottis), air passes without obstruction
Vocal cords loosely together + vibrating
Voiced sounds
Vocal cords open
Voiceless
