Phonetics and Phonology Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three branches of phonetics?
A
Articulatory (production), acoustic (physics) and auditory (perception).
2
Q
How many phonemes does Hawaiian have?
A
13.
3
Q
How do consonants differ from vowels in terms of crosslinguistic variation?
A
They possess much more variation, because there are much more of them.
4
Q
What vowels are nearly universal, and why?
A
Almost all languages have ‘a’, ‘i’, and ‘u’, which (being produced at the periphery of the vocal tract) are the most distinct vowels.
5
Q
What consonants are nearly universal, and why?
A
Labial stops, dental/alveolar stops, velar stops, a nasal, a liquid and a fricative (typically s-like).
