Phonetics Standard British Sounds

Question 1

Phonology

Answer 1

Study of patterns and rules of phonemes

Question 2

Phoneme

Answer 2

The sound a listener hears and interprets

Question 3

Phonetics

Answer 3

Study of the sounds (phones) a speaker makes in their vocal tract

Question 4

Phone

Answer 4

Sound produced by speaker and is transcribed using phonetic symbols

Question 5

Articulatory phonetics

Answer 5

How the organs of speech are involved in the production of sounds

Question 6

Acoustic phonetics

Answer 6

The physical properties of sounds produced

Question 7

What is the International Phonetic Alphabet

Answer 7

A set of symbols which represent the sounds (phones) of spoken language

Question 8

What is Bilabial articulation

Answer 8

Two lips

Question 9

what is alveolar articulation

Answer 9

Alveolar ridge

Question 10

What is velar articulation

Answer 10

Hard palette

Question 11

What is post alveolar articulation

Answer 11

Back of alveolar ridge in the middle of mouth

Question 12

what is dental articulation

Answer 12

Teeth

Question 13

What are the three ways to describe consonants

Answer 13

-voicing vocal fold vibration
-place where airway obstructed
-manner how airway is obstructed

Question 14

What does abducted mean in terms of vocal folds

Answer 14

Open vocal folds

Question 15

What does adducted mean in terms of vocal folds

Answer 15

Closed vocal folds

Question 16

What does place of articulation mean

Answer 16

The point in the vocal tract at which airflow is most constrained

Question 17

What is a passive articulator

Answer 17

Fixed

Question 18

What is an active articulator

Answer 18

Move towards them

Question 19

What does manner of articulation mean

Answer 19

The way in which the airflow is obstructed and directed in order to produce a constant sound

Question 20

Plosive / stop

Answer 20

A complete stop of airflow somewhere in the oral cavity, therefore a build up of pressure which is released explosively

Question 21

Nasal

Answer 21

The velum lowers to allow airflow through the nasal cavity

Question 22

Affricate

Answer 22

Begin like plosives at first as the articulators close to form a blockage in the mouth instead of suddenly releasing into a plosive, the active articulator moves gradually to open up a small gap

Question 23

Fricative

Answer 23

Involves a narrow constriction in the oral cavity (not enough to stop the airflow but narrow enough to cause turbulence which we hear as the fricative sound) can be prolonged, high frequency, hissing kind of noise

Question 24

Approximate

Answer 24

These have the least constriction of the consonant types, even at the closest point the gap is still big enough for the air to get through without causing fricative turbulence