Vocabulary Ch 2

Question 1

Syllable

Answer 1

A unit of speech made up of an onset and rhyme.

Question 2

Diphthong

Answer 2

A complex vowel, composed of a sequence of two different configurations of the vowel organs.

Question 3

Monophthong

Answer 3

A simple vowel, composed of a single configuration of the vocal organs.

Question 4

Subglottal system

Answer 4

The part of the respiratory system located below the larynx.

Question 5

Glottis

Answer 5

The space between the vocal folds.

Question 6

Bilabial

Answer 6

Sound produced by bringing both lips together.

Question 7

Labiodental

Answer 7

Sound produced by making contact between the lower lip and the upper teeth.

Question 8

Interdentals

Answer 8

Sound produced by positioning the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower teeth.

Question 9

Alveolar

Answer 9

Sound produced by raising the front of the tongue toward the alveolar ridge.

Question 10

Alveolar ridge

Answer 10

Bony structure located just behind the upper front teeth.

Question 11

Palatal

Answer 11

Sound made by raising the body of the tongue toward the hard part of the roof of the mouth, for example, hard palate.

Question 12

Velar

Answer 12

Sound produced by raising the back of the tongue toward the velum.

Question 13

Glottal

Answer 13

Sounds produced at the larynx.

Question 14

Fricatives

Answer 14

Sound made by forming a nearly complete obstruction of the airstream so that when air passes through the small passage, turbulent airflow or friction is produced.

Question 15

Affricates

Answer 15

Sound produced by complete obstruction of the air flow followed by a slight release of the obstruction, allowing friction. An affricate can be thought of as a combination of a stop and a fricative.

Question 16

Nasals

Answer 16

Sound produced by making a complete obstruction of the airflow in the oral cavity and lowering the vellum to allow air to pass through the nasal cavity, unlike oral stops.

Question 17

Liquid

Answer 17

Consonant sound produced by an obstruction of airflow that is less than that of stops or fricatives, but more narrow than that of glides.

Question 18

Syllabic consonant

Answer 18

A consonant that is the nucleus of a syllable and takes on the function of the vowel in that syllable.

Question 19

Vowel space

Answer 19

Range of possible vowel sounds of a language from the high front vowel to the high back vowel. Languages and dialects choose a subset of possibilities in the vowel space but do not exploit all possibilities.

Question 20

Superasegmental

Answer 20

A phonetic characteristic of speech sounds, such as length, intonation, tone, or stress, that.” rides on top of” segmental features. Must usually be identified by comparison to the same feature on other sounds or strings of sounds.