Plosives

Question 1

Initiation (plosive)

Answer 1

Pulmonic egressive ASM

Question 2

Degree of structure (plosives)

Answer 2

Maintained complete closure

Question 3

Three phases of plosives

Answer 3

Approach
Hold
Release

Question 4

Voiced plosives

Answer 4

Glottis held closed by intrinsic laryngeal adductor muscles under moderate tension

Question 5

Voiceless unaspirated plosives

Answer 5

Glottis narrowly open, held by intrinsic laryngeal adductor muscles under weak tension

Question 6

Voiceless aspirated plosives

Answer 6

Glottis wide open held by intrinsic laryngeal abductor muscles under full tension

Question 7

Devouring plosives

Answer 7

English word final e.g. robe

Question 8

Spirantisation - turning a plosive into a fricative

Answer 8

No intra-oral air pressure build up behind closure

Question 9

Pre-nasalise plosives

Answer 9

Let some air out through nose

Question 10

Acoustics of approach (plosive)

Answer 10

Dying amplitude

Question 11

Acoustics of hold (plosives)

Answer 11

Low amplitude

Question 12

Acoustics of release (plosives)

Answer 12

Transient burst

Question 13

Voiced plosives

Answer 13

There is vocal fold vibration during the hold phase

Question 14

VOT

Answer 14

Time between a plosive burst and the onset of voicing

Question 15

Aspiration

Answer 15

Weak frication noise following consonantal release

Associated with a long VOT

Question 16

zero VOT

Answer 16

Voiceless, unaspirated plosives