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What is the main focus of Articulatory Phonetics?
What is the main focus of Articulatory Phonetics?
What is the term for the individual speech sounds?
What is the term for the individual speech sounds?
What is the purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
What is the purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
What is the term for the variants of phonemes that do not change the meaning of a word?
What is the term for the variants of phonemes that do not change the meaning of a word?
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What is the term for the smallest units of sound that distinguish meaning between words?
What is the term for the smallest units of sound that distinguish meaning between words?
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What is the term for the place in the mouth where a sound is produced?
What is the term for the place in the mouth where a sound is produced?
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Phonetics
Definition
- Study of the physical properties of speech sounds
- Examines the production, transmission, and perception of speech sounds
Branches of Phonetics
- Articulatory Phonetics: studies how sounds are produced by the human vocal apparatus
- Acoustic Phonetics: studies the physical properties of speech sounds as they are transmitted through the air
- Auditory Phonetics: studies how listeners perceive speech sounds
Speech Sounds
- Phones: individual speech sounds
- Phonemes: smallest units of sound that distinguish meaning between words
- Allophones: variants of phonemes that do not change the meaning of a word
Transcription Systems
- IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): standardized system for transcribing speech sounds
- Phonetic transcription: represents the exact pronunciation of speech sounds
Articulation
- Place of Articulation: where in the mouth the sound is produced (e.g. lips, tongue, teeth)
- Manner of Articulation: how the sound is produced (e.g. stop, fricative, nasal)
- Voicing: whether the sound is made with the vocal cords (voiced) or not (voiceless)
Types of Speech Sounds
- Vowels: sounds made without obstruction in the mouth (e.g. /a/, /i/, /u/)
- Consonants: sounds made with obstruction in the mouth (e.g. /p/, /t/, /k/)
- Syllables: units of sound organization in speech, typically consisting of a vowel and optional consonants
Phonetics
Definition
- Phonetics is the study of the physical properties of speech sounds.
- It examines the production, transmission, and perception of speech sounds.
Branches of Phonetics
- Articulatory Phonetics examines how sounds are produced by the human vocal apparatus.
- Acoustic Phonetics examines the physical properties of speech sounds as they are transmitted through the air.
- Auditory Phonetics examines how listeners perceive speech sounds.
Speech Sounds
- Phones are individual speech sounds.
- Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that distinguish meaning between words.
- Allophones are variants of phonemes that do not change the meaning of a word.
Transcription Systems
- The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a standardized system for transcribing speech sounds.
- Phonetic transcription represents the exact pronunciation of speech sounds.
Articulation
- Place of Articulation refers to where in the mouth the sound is produced (e.g. lips, tongue, teeth).
- Manner of Articulation refers to how the sound is produced (e.g. stop, fricative, nasal).
- Voicing refers to whether the sound is made with the vocal cords (voiced) or not (voiceless).
Types of Speech Sounds
- Vowels are sounds made without obstruction in the mouth (e.g. /a/, /i/, /u/).
- Consonants are sounds made with obstruction in the mouth (e.g. /p/, /t/, /k/).
- Syllables are units of sound organization in speech, typically consisting of a vowel and optional consonants.
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This quiz covers the study of speech sounds, including phonetics definition, branches of phonetics, and speech sounds
