Speech Science Recap CDS

Question 1

What are plosives?

Answer 1

Denoting a consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow using the lips,teeth or palate, followed by a sudden release of air.
Eg. T,k,p (voiceless) and d,g,b(voiced)

Question 2

What are fricatives?

Answer 2

Denoting a type of consonant made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening, producing a turbulent air flow. Eg. F and th

Question 3

What are affricatives?

Answer 3

A phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirits sharing the same place of articulation. Eg ch as in chair and j as in jar

Question 4

What are approximants?

Answer 4

A consonant produced by bringing one articulator (tongue or lips) close to snit her without actually touching it. Eg. R and w

Question 5

What are nasals?

Answer 5

Produced by the breath resonating in the nose. Eg. M,n,ng

Question 6

What are laterals?

Answer 6

Pronounced with partial closure of the air passage by the tongue p, which is so placed as to allow the breath to flow on one or both sides of the point of contact. Eg. L