Verbal Sounds Flashcards
How is a ‘Fricative’ sound created?
The airstream is partially blocked so some air moves through the lips.
(Voiced version-F,H,S,SH(sheet),TH(think))
(Unvoiced version-S(measure), TH(this),V,Z)
How is a ‘Plosive’ sound created?
The air stream from lungs is briefly blocked in various parts of the mouth.
(Voiced version-K,P,T)
(Unvoiced version-B,D,G)
How is a ‘Affricative’ sound created?
This is a combination of a plosive and a fricative sound.
(Voiced version-CH(chest)
(Unvoiced version-DGE(hedge))
How is a ‘Approximant’ sound created?
These sounds are voiced rather like vowels.
(Voiced version-R,W)
(Unvoiced version-J)
How is a ‘Nasal’ sound created?
Air is sent through the nose to make the sound.
Voiced version- M,N, NG(ing
How is a ‘lateral’ sound created?
This sound is made by the tongue being placed on the ridge of the teeth so that air moves through the side of the mouth.
(Voiced version-I)
What is a ‘Dipthong’ sound?
A sound made up of more than one one clear vowel sound.
What is a voiced sound?
Sound created through controlled vibration of the vocal chords.
What is an unvoiced sound?
A sound made without the vibration of the vocal chords.
What is the ability to articulate and form consonants dependant on?
The coordination of airflow from the lungs via lips, tongue, teeth and palette, added to vibration control of the vocal chords.
What is underextension?
Is where a child affixes a label to a lexical field which is too small (calling only their cat a ‘cat’ or their car a ‘car’, when another person uses this word for a different cat or car confusion is caused)
What is overextenstion?
Is where a word is affixed to a lexical field larger than it should do (referring to every man as daddy or referring to everyone of the same looking age as a brother ‘brother’)
