Vocabulary 2

Question 1

Labio-dentals

Answer 1

(of a sound) made with the lips and teeth, for example, f and v.

Question 2

palato-alveolar

Answer 2

Phonetics adjective articulated with the blade or tip of the tongue approaching or touching the alveolar ridge and the main body of the tongue near the hard palate; having a primary alveolar articulation and a secondary palatal articulation.

Question 3

vowel frontness

Answer 3

Quality of being a front vowel

Question 4

vowel height

Answer 4

the degree to which the tongue is raised or lowered in the articulation of a particular vowel.

Question 5

voiceless

Answer 5

mute; speechless

Question 6

place of articula-
tion

Answer 6

the location at which two speech organs approach or come together in producing a speech sound, as in the contact of the tongue and the teeth to form a dental sound.

Question 7

inter-dental

Answer 7

Pertaining to the space between the teeth

Question 8

alveolar

Answer 8

relating to or denoting the bony ridge that contains the sockets of the upper teeth.

Question 9

vocal tract

Answer 9

The vocal tract is a container of air that starts from the top of the vocal folds and goes all the way to the edge of the lips.

Question 10

General American

Answer 10

(in nontechnical use) the variety of English spoken in the greater part of the US, particularly with reference to the lack of regional characteristics.

Question 11

Received Pronunciation

Answer 11

the standard form of British English pronunciation, based on educated speech in southern England.

Question 12

International Phonetic Alphabet

Answer 12

an internationally recognized set of phonetic symbols developed in the late 19th century, based on the principle of strict one-to-one correspondence between sounds and symbols.

Question 13

sound inventory

Answer 13

The Speech Sound Inventory / Articulation Screener ass This is an informal evaluation tool that can be used to assess speech sound productions in the initial, medial, and final word positions.

Question 14

phonetics

Answer 14

the study and classification of speech sounds

Question 15

frequency

Answer 15

the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample:( can also be related to radio frequencies )

Question 16

bilabial

Answer 16

(of a speech sound) formed by closure or near closure of the lips, as in p, b, m, w.

Question 17

dental

Answer 17

of a consonant) pronounced with the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth (as th) or the alveolar ridge (as n, d, t).

Question 18

palatal

Answer 18

a palatal sound.

Question 19

velar

Answer 19

(of a speech sound) pronounced with the back of the tongue near the soft palate, as in k and g in English.

Question 20

glottal

Answer 20

of or produced by the glottis

Question 21

manner of articulation

Answer 21

configuration and interaction of the articulators (speech organssuch as the tongue, lips, and palate) when making a speech sound.