Vocal Tract Anatomy + Sounds Flashcards
Mid-Sagittal Diagrams
Dividing body into left and right parts
Vocal Tract Anatomy
Sounds are made by changes in air pressure
Egressive
Pushing air out
Ingressive
Pulling air in
Pulmonic
Breathing out
Tongue Tip
Apical
Tongue Blade
Lateral
Tongue Body
Dorsal
Phoneme
Smallest segment of speech that forms a contrastive unit within a specific language
Consonants
Airflow obstructed by articulators + Pulmonic egressive airstream
Classifying Consonants
Based on - POA, MOA (Manner of Obstruction) and Voicing
VPM
Voice, Place, Manner
Bilabial
Lips
/b/ /p/ /m/
Labiodental
Lips
/f/ /v/
Dental/Interdental
Teeth
/θ/ (thin) /ð/ (this)
Alveolar Ridge
Alveolar
/d/ /t/ /s/ /z/ /n/ /ɹ/ /ɪ/
Palato/Post Alveolar
Alveolar Ridge
/s/ (shush) /ʒ/ (pleasure)
Palatal
Hard Palate
/j/ (yes)
Velar
Velum
/k/ (could) /g/ /ŋ/ (sting)
Glottal
Glottis
/h/ /ʔ/ (uh oh)