Week 3 Vocab Phonetics Flashcards
phonetics
deals with these and other characteristics of speech sounds
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
The most well-known and most standardized transcription system
Received Pronunciation’ (RP)
The list in (3) gives the IPA symbols and sample words for all sounds that occur in the standard accent of British English
General American
standard reference accent of North American English, for which the symbols are typically used.
frequency
This results in a greater number of vibrations
(cycles of variation in air pressure) or a higher frequency of the sound, which we then perceive as a relatively higher note.
vocal tract
the entire passage above the larynx. This is where speech sounds are shaped.
articulators
We refer to all parts of the vocal apparatus which
are involved in speech production
place of articulation
the point of closest constriction in the vocal tract as a criterion for the description
and classification of consonants.
bilabial
characterized by a constriction at the lips, involving both lips [b]
alveolar
[d] (with an obstruction at the alveolar ridge).
Labiodental
involve only the lower lip and additionally the upper teeth. [f]
dental
the lips do not play a role in production.
These sounds are produced with the tongue immediately behind the upper front
teeth or even protruding between upper and lower front teeth, as in [θ]
approximants
this type of sound, in which
the articulators approach each other, but do not cause a strong constriction in the
vocal tract.
palato-alveolar
such as [ ʃ ], the constriction is between the hard palate
and the alveolar ridge, slightly further back than for alveolar sounds, such as [s]
palatal
such as [j], the tongue is raised toward the hard
palate.
