Vocabulary File 2.0 Flashcards
Phonetics
Alveolar
Sounds are made with the tongue tip at or near the front of the upper alveolar ridge.
Alveolar Ridge
The bony ridge of the upper and lower jaws that contain the sockets for the teeth.
Bilabial
Consonants are made by bringing both lips close together. There are 5 sounds in English: /p/-pat, /b/-bat, /m/-mat, /w/-with, /wh/-where (for some speakers).
Labiodental
Consonants are made with the lower lip against the upper front teeth. English has 2: /f/-fat, /v/-vat
Interdental
Sounds are produced by positioning the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower teeth.
Lax
Vowel sound that has a less peripheral position in the vowel space.
Tense
Vowel sound that has more peripheral position in the vowel space.
Back
An articulation for which the highest point of the tongue is held at the back of the oral cavity.
Fricative
Sound made by forming a nearly complete obstruction of the airstream so that when air passes through the small passage, turbulent airflow (friction) is produced.
Monosyllabic
Consisting of only one syllable
Monophthong
Simple vowels, composed of a single configuration of the vocal tract.
Diphthongs
Complex vowels, composed of a sequence of two different configurations. Considered the “Single vowels”
Unrounded
Vowel, An articulation in which the lips are spread or not rounded.
Voiceless
Sound made without the vocal folds vibrating.
Velar
Sound produced by raising the back of the tongue toward the velum.
Trill
A sound produced by bringing two articulators together in a series of quick taps.
Voicing
vibration of the approximated vocal folds caused by air passing through them. When the vocal folds vibrate, a voiced sound is produced; when the vocal folds do not vibrate, a voiceless sound is produced.
Voiced
Sound made with the vocal folds vibrating
Phone
A speech sound. Phones are written in square brackets, for example [t]
Post-Alveolar
Sound produced by raising the tongue towards the front part of the hard palate, just behind the alveolar ridge.
