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What is the primary purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?

  • To describe the articulatory organs
  • To study the voicing of speech sounds
  • To teach the correct pronunciation of words
  • To provide a system for transcribing speech sounds in human language (correct)

What is the characteristic feature of voiced sounds?

  • The presence of nasality
  • The presence of vocal cord vibration (correct)
  • The absence of nasality
  • The absence of vocal cord vibration

What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?

  • The way humans perceive speech sounds
  • The study of speech sounds as they are produced by the human vocal tract (correct)
  • The analysis of speech sounds into strings of individual sounds
  • The physical properties of speech sounds as they travel through the air

Which part of the roof of the mouth is located just behind the upper front teeth?

<p>Alveolar ridge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the minimal distinct sounds that can be distinguished in the physical continuum of speech?

<p>Phones (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main task of phonetic science?

<p>To provide a notation and description for each speech sound (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the air when it leaves the glottis?

<p>It goes to the pharynx and can then proceed to either the nasal or oral cavity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a notation system in phonetics?

<p>To provide a system of transcription symbols for accurate recording of speech (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the presence or absence of nasal airflow during the production of a speech sound?

<p>Nasality (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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?

<p>A speech sound is used in human language, while a sound produced by sneezing or belching is not (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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?

<p>The production, audition, and perception of speech sounds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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?

<p>Phonetics studies the physical properties of speech sounds, while phonology studies the sound system of a language (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the distinct sounds that can change the meaning of a word?

<p>Contrasting sounds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of phonological analysis?

<p>The sound system of a language and how sounds function within it (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of knowing the sounds of a language?

<p>It is only a small part of phonology, but it can change the meaning of a word (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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IPA Purpose

A system for transcribing speech sounds in all human languages.

Voiced Sounds

Sounds produced with vibration of the vocal cords.

Articulatory Phonetics

The study of how speech sounds are produced using vocal organs.

Alveolar Ridge

The part of the mouth roof immediately behind the upper front teeth.

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Phones

The minimal distinct sounds in the continuum of speech.

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Phonetic Science task

To provide a notation and description for each speech sound.

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Air After Glottis

It proceeds to the pharynx then either the nasal or oral cavity.

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Notation System Purpose

To accurately record speech using transcription symbols.

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Nasality

The presence/absence of airflow through the nose during speech.

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Phonetics Definition

Describing speech sounds by their phonetic features.

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Speech vs. Other Sounds

A speech sound is used in language; other sounds are not.

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Acoustic Phonetics

The study of the physical properties of speech sounds in the air.

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Phonetics' Primary Concern

Production, audition, and perception of speech sounds.

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Define phonetics.

The study of speech sounds of language

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Phonetics vs. Phonology

Phonetics studies physical sounds; phonology, the sound system.

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Contrasting Sounds

Distinct sounds that can change a word's meaning.

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Phonological Analysis Focus

The sound system of a language; how sounds function within it.

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Sound Significance

Knowing sounds is a 'small part' but changes word meanings.

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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, Ê’] 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.

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