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What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?
What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?
- The movement of air through the nasal cavity
- The linguistic rules governing sentence structure
- The study of the acoustic properties of speech sounds
- The movement of various parts of the vocal tract during speech (correct)
What is the term 'VPM label' an abbreviation for?
What is the term 'VPM label' an abbreviation for?
- Vocal Pitch Modulation
- Voice Pitch Modulation
- Voice Place Manner (correct)
- Velar Place Manner
What can be felt by pressing two fingers against the throat when pronouncing the sound /b/?
What can be felt by pressing two fingers against the throat when pronouncing the sound /b/?
- The movement of the soft palate
- The resonance of the nasal cavity
- The vibration of vocal folds (correct)
- The vibration of the tongue
What does articulatory phonetics focus on?
What does articulatory phonetics focus on?
Which of the following is an example of a passive organ of speech?
Which of the following is an example of a passive organ of speech?
What is the primary function of the organs used in speech production?
What is the primary function of the organs used in speech production?
What is the term for the passage above the larynx where air passes during speech production?
What is the term for the passage above the larynx where air passes during speech production?
Where does the physical production of speech initiate?
Where does the physical production of speech initiate?
What is the term for the process of transforming sound into an intelligible speech sound?
What is the term for the process of transforming sound into an intelligible speech sound?
What is the process called where the soft palate distributes the audible sound into the oral cavity or nasal cavity?
What is the process called where the soft palate distributes the audible sound into the oral cavity or nasal cavity?
Who viewed the speech mechanism as a process involving the active or passive functioning of the organs of speech?
Who viewed the speech mechanism as a process involving the active or passive functioning of the organs of speech?
What is the term for the different stages involved in the physical production of speech?
What is the term for the different stages involved in the physical production of speech?
What are the three main branches of phonetics?
What are the three main branches of phonetics?
What does Acoustic Phonetics investigate?
What does Acoustic Phonetics investigate?
What type of equipment is used in Acoustic Phonetics to analyse sound waves?
What type of equipment is used in Acoustic Phonetics to analyse sound waves?
What does Auditory Phonetics deal with?
What does Auditory Phonetics deal with?
How do sound waves travel from the speaker to the hearer?
How do sound waves travel from the speaker to the hearer?
What is the study of phonetics concerned with?
What is the study of phonetics concerned with?
What is the most important and flexible organ of speech?
What is the most important and flexible organ of speech?
What is the upper surface of the tongue called, which comes into contact with other organs of speech?
What is the upper surface of the tongue called, which comes into contact with other organs of speech?
What is the purpose of pressing two fingers against the throat while pronouncing sounds?
What is the purpose of pressing two fingers against the throat while pronouncing sounds?
What is the result of both lips shaping an oval and the lower lip nearly touching the upper teeth?
What is the result of both lips shaping an oval and the lower lip nearly touching the upper teeth?
What happens when the tip of the tongue touches the alveolar ridge?
What happens when the tip of the tongue touches the alveolar ridge?
What is the result of the lower jaw and the lower teeth being down, and the mouth being wide open?
What is the result of the lower jaw and the lower teeth being down, and the mouth being wide open?
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