Week 1

Question 1

Phonology

Answer 1

The sound system

Question 2

Morphology

Answer 2

Word structure/”meaningful” sequences of sound

Question 3

Semantics

Answer 3

meaning/word knowledge

Question 4

Syntax

Answer 4

Order/sentence structure

Question 5

Pragmatics

Answer 5

Language use in social situations

Question 6

Prosody

Answer 6

(inflection)(variation in sound) - rate, stress patterns, intonation, pauses

Question 7

Speech

Answer 7

-A pattern of movement
-A pattern of acoustic vibrations
Speech is the motor production of the language system
-Studied by observing the movements and by recording the acoustic signal

Question 8

Acoustic

Answer 8

The way the sound bounces, how something sounds in a space

Question 9

Phonemes

Answer 9

The smallest units of sound meaningless by themselves, affect overall meaning (ex. think Pat v.s. Bat)
(p and b are the phonemes)

Question 10

Allophones

Answer 10

Variants of production of a specific phoneme (ex. kit, bucket, card)

Question 11

IPA

Answer 11

The alphabet or symbols used to represent the sound system

Question 12

5 Speech Production Systems

Answer 12

• Respiration
• Phonation
• Articulation
• Resonance
• Prosody

Question 13

Respiration

Answer 13

• Clavicular vs diaphragmatic breathing
• s/z ratio
• lung capacity

Question 14

Diaphragmatic

Answer 14

Breathing Deeply

Question 15

Phonation

Answer 15

Production of sound in the larynx - vibration of vocal folds

Question 16

Articulation

Answer 16

Movements of vocal tract

Question 17

Resonance

Answer 17

Vibratory response to a force