Questions from Quiz 3 Flashcards
Which ones are true for Cardinal vowels? (One correct answer.)
a) Secondary cardinal vowels are the rounded counterparts of the primary cardinal vowels
b) Out of the 16 cardinal vowels, exactly half are rounded and half and unrounded
c) The vowels [i], [æ] and [u] serve as the anchor points in the cardinal vowel chart
d) Cardinal vowel system is based on both perception and their corresponding acoustical properties.
b) Out of the 16 cardinal vowels, exactly half are rounded and half and unrounded
Which of the following sets of vowels have similar lip configuration in terms of spreading or rounding? (Two correct answers.)
Correct answer:
a) [œ, y, ɞ]
b) [ɒ, ø, ɤ]
c) [e, ɛ, ɯ]
d) [æ, ɜ, ʏ]
a) [œ, y, ɞ]
c) [e, ɛ, ɯ]
Which of the following sets of sounds have all glottalic airstream mechanism? (Two correct answers.)
a) [ǂ, p’, ɠ]
b) [p’, q’, ɓ]
c) [ʘ, !, ‖]
d) [ɗ, ʛ, s’]
b) [p’, q’, ɓ]
d) [ɗ, ʛ, s’]
Which of the following sets of sounds involve the creation of low pressure cavities. (Two correct answers.)
a) [p’, t]
b) [ǁ, ɠ]
c) [ɗ, ʘ]
d) [k, s’]
b) [ǁ, ɠ]
c) [ɗ, ʘ]
*ejectives are high pressure
For a given speaker, which of the following will be necessarily true? (One correct answer.)
a) the supraglottal volume between glottis and constriction location will be smaller for [c] than for [t̪]
b) the pressure behind the constriction point in [t] will always decrease before the release
c) the pressure behind the constriction point in [k’] will always decrease before the release
d) the supraglottal volume between glottis and constriction location will be greater for [q] than for [z]
a) the supraglottal volume between glottis and constriction location will be smaller for [c] than for [t̪]
John made a closure in the larynx, followed by a constriction with his lower lip touching his upper teeth. He then raised his larynx upward and released the constriction at the upper teeth. What sound did John produce? (One correct answer.)
a) [f’]
b) [v]
c) [t’]
d) [ɗ]
a) [f’]
