Week 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Sound Inventory

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pool of sounds that English speakers use to construct the words of the English language

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International Phonetic Alphabet

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transcription system for each sound in language, represented by a separate symbol for each sound.

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Received Pronunciation

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List of symbols and sample words for all sounds that occur in standard accent of British English

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General American

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standard reference accent of North American English

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Pulmonic Egressive Air Stream Mechanism

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sounds made by air being pushed from the lungs through the mouth or nose.

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Pulmonic Ingressive Mechanism

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vocal sounds being made while breathing in

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frequency

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cycles of variation in air space (vibrations)- the number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time.

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Vocal Tract

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the passage above the larynx where speech sounds are shaped.

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Articulators

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all parts of the vocal apparatus which are involved in speech production (Active-lips, tongue, jaw. Passive-upper teeth, palate)

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Alveolar Ridge

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small bump on roof of mouth just behind the upper front teeth

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Place of Articulation

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point of closest constriction in the vocal tract

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bilabial articulation

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involving both lips, sounds constriction at the lips (b)

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alveolar articulation

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obstruction at the alveolar ridge (d)

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Labio Dentals articulation

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involve only lower lip and upper front teeth (f)

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15
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Manner of Articulation

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various production methods of consonants

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16
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vocal cords

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two small muscular folds located at the lower end of the larynx

17
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Rounded vowels

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sounds produced with rounded lips (o, u)

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unrounded vowels

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vowels pronounced with lips spread (a, e, i)

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Dipthongs

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two part vowel articulation- change in auditory quality with in a single syllable

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monopthong

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simple vowels which show no change in quality