Speech Sounds Flashcards
1
Q
Consonants vs vowels
A
C’s usually require a narrowly constricted passage/closed passage, whereas vowels are produced with relatively unrestricted air flow.
2
Q
Consonant - place
A
Position where maximum constriction occurs. Can be labial (lips), labiodental, alveolar (alveolar ridge), palatal, velar and glottal.
3
Q
Consonants - manner
A
Can be a stop, nasal, fricative, approximant (incl. liquids, glides and semi-vowels).
4
Q
Palatal consonants
A
Can either be post alveolar or palato-alveolar.
5
Q
Vowel quadrilateral
A
Chart showing 4 points related to tongue position for vowels.
6
Q
Tense vowels
A
Long and require more muscular tension.
7
Q
How are vowels described?
A
By lips (rounded/unrounded), tongue (front-back and high-low) and tense or laxness.
