Phonetics And Phonology

Question 1

Phonetics

Answer 1

The science which studies the characteristics of human sound-making, especially those sounds used in speech, and provides methods for their description, classification and transcription

Question 2

Articulatory phonetics

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Describes how the organs of speech are used to produce the individual speech sounds and classifies them according to he involved mechanism of production

Question 3

Acoustic phonetics

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Describes sounds; is concerned with measuring and analysing the physical properties (such as duration, frequency and intensity) of the sound waves we produce when we speak

Question 4

Auditory phonetics

Answer 4

Studies how sounds are perceived and processed by the listener

Question 5

Phonology

Answer 5

Branch of lingustics which studies the sound systems of languages

Question 6

Phonemes

Answer 6

The smallest meaning-distinguishing units in language

Question 7

Voiced

Answer 7

Glottis is narrow and vocal folds are held close

Question 8

Voiceless

Answer 8

Glottis is open and vocal folds are pulled apart

Question 9

Unrounded

Answer 9

Lips ins neutral position

Question 10

Rounded

Answer 10

Lips pursed