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What is the primary purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
What is the primary purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
What is the characteristic feature of voiced sounds?
What is the characteristic feature of voiced sounds?
What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?
What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?
Which part of the roof of the mouth is located just behind the upper front teeth?
Which part of the roof of the mouth is located just behind the upper front teeth?
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What is the term for the minimal distinct sounds that can be distinguished in the physical continuum of speech?
What is the term for the minimal distinct sounds that can be distinguished in the physical continuum of speech?
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What is the main task of phonetic science?
What is the main task of phonetic science?
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What happens to the air when it leaves the glottis?
What happens to the air when it leaves the glottis?
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What is the purpose of a notation system in phonetics?
What is the purpose of a notation system in phonetics?
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What is the term for the presence or absence of nasal airflow during the production of a speech sound?
What is the term for the presence or absence of nasal airflow during the production of a speech sound?
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What is the term for the description of speech sounds in terms of their phonetic features?
What is the term for the description of speech sounds in terms of their phonetic features?
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What is the difference between a speech sound and a sound produced by sneezing or belching?
What is the difference between a speech sound and a sound produced by sneezing or belching?
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What is the term for the branch of phonetics that deals with the physical properties of speech sounds as they travel through the air?
What is the term for the branch of phonetics that deals with the physical properties of speech sounds as they travel through the air?
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What is the primary concern of phonetics?
What is the primary concern of phonetics?
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What is the term for the study of sounds in a language?
What is the term for the study of sounds in a language?
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What is the main difference between phonetics and phonology?
What is the main difference between phonetics and phonology?
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What is the term for the distinct sounds that can change the meaning of a word?
What is the term for the distinct sounds that can change the meaning of a word?
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What is the main focus of phonological analysis?
What is the main focus of phonological analysis?
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What is the significance of knowing the sounds of a language?
What is the significance of knowing the sounds of a language?
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Study Notes
Phonology
- Analyzes the production of human speech sounds, regardless of language, to determine which phonetic sounds are significant and how they are interpreted by native speakers.
- Describes the way sounds function within a language and operates at the level of sound systems and abstract sound units.
Phonetics
- Studies the production, audition, and perception of speech sounds (called phones).
- Describes the physical properties of speech sounds as they travel through the air in the form of sound waves (acoustic phonetics).
- Examines how human beings perceive speech sounds through the ear (auditory phonetics).
Articulatory Phonetics
- Studies the physical characteristics of speech sounds, such as voicing and nasality.
- Voicing: presence or absence of vocal cord vibration during sound production (e.g., [b, d, g, v, ð, z, ʒ] are voiced sounds).
- Nasality: presence or absence of nasality, depending on the airflow through the nose and mouth cavities.
Speech Sounds
- Physically continuous stretches of sound that can be analyzed into individual speech sounds.
- Speech sounds (phones) are the minimal distinct sounds distinguished one after the other in the physical continuum of speech.
- Examples: [f], [I], and [ʃ] in the English word "fish".
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
- A transcription system that contains symbols for the hundreds of speech sounds that can be distinguished in human language.
- Provides a notation and description for each speech sound, allowing for accurate and unambiguous recording of speech.
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Test your understanding of articulatory phonetics, which deals with the physical properties of speech sounds produced by human vocal organs. Learn how speech sounds are produced and perceived through this quiz. Assess your knowledge of the physical aspects of speech and language.
