unit 3 Flashcards
1
Q
phonetics
A
study of the sound of speech
2
Q
articulatory phonetics
A
how humans produce speech
-tongue, lips, voice box
3
Q
acoustic phonetics
A
physical properties of speech
-sound waves, noise, frequencies
4
Q
auditory phonetics
A
how humans percieve speech
5
Q
consonants
A
airflow is constructed or blocked
6
Q
vowels
A
airflow is flowing
7
Q
stops
A
completely block out airflow
8
Q
fricatives
A
constucted opening, hissing sound
9
Q
obstruents
A
involves a strong obstruction of a vocal tract
10
Q
sonorants
A
involves much less obstruction
