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What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?
What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?
- Studying speech perception by a hearer
- Studying how speech sounds are produced or made (correct)
- Studying the vocal folds and larynx
- Studying how speech sounds travel in the air as sound waves
What type of sounds are produced when the vocal folds are spread apart?
What type of sounds are produced when the vocal folds are spread apart?
- Fricative sounds
- Nasal sounds
- Voiced sounds
- Voiceless sounds (correct)
Which type of phonetics studies how speech sounds are heard or perceived by a hearer?
Which type of phonetics studies how speech sounds are heard or perceived by a hearer?
- Laryngeal phonetics
- Acoustic phonetics
- Auditory phonetics (correct)
- Articulatory phonetics
What creates a vibration effect in the vocal folds during speech production?
What creates a vibration effect in the vocal folds during speech production?
What is the function of the larynx in speech production?
What is the function of the larynx in speech production?
Phonetics is the study of the production, transmission, and perception of speech sounds.
Phonetics is the study of the production, transmission, and perception of speech sounds.
Acoustic phonetics studies how speech sounds are produced using the complex oral apparatus.
Acoustic phonetics studies how speech sounds are produced using the complex oral apparatus.
The larynx and the vocal folds are part of the sub-glottal system.
The larynx and the vocal folds are part of the sub-glottal system.
When the vocal folds are spread apart, the sounds produced are described as voiced.
When the vocal folds are spread apart, the sounds produced are described as voiced.
Articulatory phonetics focuses on the transmission of speech sounds as sound waves.
Articulatory phonetics focuses on the transmission of speech sounds as sound waves.
Study Notes
Articulatory Phonetics
- Primary focus is on the production of speech sounds
- Examines how speech sounds are formed using the oral apparatus
Speech Production
- Vocal folds produce vibration effect during speech production
- Spreading vocal folds apart results in unvoiced sounds
- Vocal folds are part of the sub-glottal system, including the larynx
Types of Phonetics
- Articulatory phonetics: studies the production of speech sounds
- Acoustic phonetics: studies how speech sounds are transmitted as sound waves
Phonetics Overview
- Study of the production, transmission, and perception of speech sounds
- Covers all aspects of speech sounds, from formation to reception
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Test your knowledge of phonetics with this quiz. Explore the three types of phonetics: articulatory, acoustic, and auditory, and their respective studies of speech production, transmission, and perception.
