Phonetics

Question 1

monophthongs

Answer 1

simple vowels, composed of a single configuration of the vocal tract

Question 2

diphthongs

Answer 2

complex vowels, composed of a sequence of two different configurations

Question 3

segments

Answer 3

discrete units of the speech stream and can be further subdivided into the categories consonants and vowels

Question 4

suprasegmentals

Answer 4

often apply to entire strings of consonants and vowels-properties such as stress, tone, and intonation

Question 5

consonants

Answer 5

are produced with a constriction somewhere in the vocal tract that impedes airflow

Question 6

vowels

Answer 6

have at most only a slight narrowing and allow air to flow freely through the oral cavity

Question 7

syllable

Answer 7

unit of speech

Question 8

running speech

Answer 8

speaking in phrases and sentences, with all the words run together

Question 9

articulation

Answer 9

the motion or positioning of some part of the vocal tract (often, but not always, a muscular part like the tongue and/or lips) with respect to some other part of the vocal tract in the production of a speech sound

Question 10

segmental features

Answer 10

the voicing, place, and manner of articulation

Question 11

larynx

Answer 11

contains the vocal folds and the glottis and is located in the throat, at the Adam’s apple

Question 12

vocal tract

Answer 12

above the larynx, composed of the oral and nasal cavaties

Question 13

subglottal system

Answer 13

part of the respiratory system located below the larynx

Question 14

bilabial consonants

Answer 14

made by bringing both lips close together

Question 15

labiodental consonants

Answer 15

made with the lower lip against the upper front teeth

Question 16

interdentals

Answer 16

made with the tip of the tongue protruding between the front teeth

Question 17

alveolar sounds

Answer 17

made with the tongue tip at or near the front of the upper alveolar ridge

Question 18

post-alveolar sounds

Answer 18

made with the front of the tongue just behind the alveolar ridge, right at the front of the hard palate

Question 19

palatal sounds

Answer 19

made with the body of the tongue near the center of the hard portion of the roof of the mouth

Question 20

velar consonants

Answer 20

produced at the velum, or also known as the soft palate; they are sounds made with the back part of the tongue body raised near the velum