24 Questions
What is the primary focus of articulatory phonetics?
The movement of various parts of the vocal tract during speech
What is the term 'VPM label' an abbreviation for?
Voice Place Manner
What can be felt by pressing two fingers against the throat when pronouncing the sound /b/?
The vibration of vocal folds
What does articulatory phonetics focus on?
The organs of speech and their role in producing speech sounds
Which of the following is an example of a passive organ of speech?
The upper teeth
What is the primary function of the organs used in speech production?
Digestive and respiratory functions
What is the term for the passage above the larynx where air passes during speech production?
The vocal tract
Where does the physical production of speech initiate?
The lungs
What is the term for the process of transforming sound into an intelligible speech sound?
Articulation
What is the process called where the soft palate distributes the audible sound into the oral cavity or nasal cavity?
The Oronasal Process
Who viewed the speech mechanism as a process involving the active or passive functioning of the organs of speech?
Clark and Yallop
What is the term for the different stages involved in the physical production of speech?
Speech chain
What are the three main branches of phonetics?
Auditory, Articulatory, and Acoustic
What does Acoustic Phonetics investigate?
The physical properties of speech sounds
What type of equipment is used in Acoustic Phonetics to analyse sound waves?
Oscillograms and Spectrograms
What does Auditory Phonetics deal with?
How the auditory nerve perceives speech sounds
How do sound waves travel from the speaker to the hearer?
Through the air in the form of vibrations
What is the study of phonetics concerned with?
The sounds we make when we talk
What is the most important and flexible organ of speech?
Tongue
What is the upper surface of the tongue called, which comes into contact with other organs of speech?
Dorsum
What is the purpose of pressing two fingers against the throat while pronouncing sounds?
To feel the vibration of the vocal folds
What is the result of both lips shaping an oval and the lower lip nearly touching the upper teeth?
Production of a bilabial sound
What happens when the tip of the tongue touches the alveolar ridge?
Production of an alveolar sound
What is the result of the lower jaw and the lower teeth being down, and the mouth being wide open?
Production of an open vowel
Learn about the three main branches of phonetics, including acoustic, auditory, and articulatory phonetics. Understand how phonetics investigates the sounds we make when speaking.
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