Phonetics

Question 1

phonetics

Answer 1

the study of speech sounds

Question 2

segment

Answer 2

breaking continuous sounds into individual pieces

Question 3

acoustic phonetics

Answer 3

physical properties of sounds

Question 4

auditory phonetics

Answer 4

how listeners perceive the sounds

Question 5

articulatory phonetics

Answer 5

study of how the vocal tracts produce the sounds of languages

Question 6

orthography

Answer 6

“spelling” of a word

Question 7

how is phonetics symbolized?

Answer 7

in brackets

Question 8

consonants

Answer 8

sounds produced by some restriction/closure in the vocal tract that impedes airflow from the lungs

Question 9

how are consonants classified?

Answer 9

place of articulation

Question 10

place of articulation

Answer 10

where in the vocal tract the airflow restriction occurs

Question 11

manner of articulation

Answer 11

how air is affected as it flows from our lungs to mouth/nose

Question 12

voiceless

Answer 12

sounds when the vocal cords are apart/air flows freely through the glottis

Question 13

voiced

Answer 13

sounds when the vocal cords are together/air forces its way through & causes vibration

Question 14

aspirate[d]

Answer 14

when a brief puff of air escapes before the glottis closes

Question 15

unaspirate[d]

Answer 15

when there is not a brief puff of air escapes before the glottis closes

Question 16

oral sounds

Answer 16

sounds produced with the velum up/the air is blocked from escaping through the nose

Question 17

nasal sounds

Answer 17

sounds produced with the velum down/air escapes through both nose and mouth

Question 18

phonetic features

Answer 18

voiced, voiceless, oral, nasal