phonetics

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experimental

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study and experimentation of speech sounds
include development of synthesized speech

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major branches

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experimental
articulatory
acoustic perceptual
applied

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articulatory

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study of how sounds are produceda

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acoustic

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nature of speech sounds

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perceptual

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speech sound reception

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applied

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phonetics for purpose of solving problems
normative
clinical
linguistic

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normative

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study of normal speech

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clinical

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remediation of speech disorders

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linguistic

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historical
descriptive
comparative
dialectology
pragmatic
transcriptional

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historical

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development of sounds over time

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descriptive

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study of sounds at one point in time

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comparative

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differences and similarities of sounds of two languages

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dialectology

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impact of language on sound variations

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pragmatics

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purposeful changes in sound productions due to situations

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why is it important to analyze speech sounds

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improve artificial speech and voice recognition
improve ones ability to imitate sounds from other languages and master dialect variations

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segments

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phonemes

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features

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place
manner
voice

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syllables

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one or more segments combined
must include vowel

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consonants

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narrow or complete obstruction of vocal tract
voiced or voiceless

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vowels

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little obstruction of vocal tract
voice, sonorous, function as nucleus of syllable

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glides

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characteristics of both c and v
like v in production but can’t function as nucleus

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glottal state

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voiced
voiceless

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place of articulation

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labial
dental
alveolar
palatal
velar
uvular
pharyngeal
glottal

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manner of articulation

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plosives
fricatives
affricates
liquids

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plosives

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stops

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fricatives

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stridents "s" "z" "zh"

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affricates

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stop + fricative stridents "j" and "ch"

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liquids

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/l/ /r/ lateral /l/ retroflexed - tongue bunched /r/

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basic parameters: vowels and dipthongs

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tongue height, position tenseness lip position

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suprasegmentals

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pitch length stress

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pitch

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tone and intonation

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tone

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change in meaning based on pitch

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intonation

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pitch change not related to meaning

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stress

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combined effect of pitch, loudness and length

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auditory processes

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assimilation nasalization voicing assimilation flapping dissimilation

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assimilation

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sound becoming more like another nearby sound

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nasalization

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regressive: preceding sound nasalized progressive: following sound nasalized

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voicing assimilation

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devoicing/voicing

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flapping

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t or d between vowels stop to continuant

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dissimilation

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two sounds become less alike

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epenthesis

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adding syllable on monosyllable segment

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metathesis

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reorganization of segment

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wernickes

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select words and associated phonetic information assigns meaning to lexicon

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arcuate fasciculus

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sends phonetic information to brocas area

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brocas area

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develops motor plan

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motor cortex (pre central gyrus)

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send signals through the cerebellum to peripheral nervous system to activate movements of articulations

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sensory cortex (postcentral gyrus)

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receives feedback regarding movements and makes adjustments

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auditory cortex

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process information from ears