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What is articulatory phonetics?
What is articulatory phonetics?
- A method of teaching languages
- A type of phonetic transcription
- The study of how listeners perceive sounds
- The study of how the vocal tract produces the sounds of language (correct)
What does auditory phonetics study?
What does auditory phonetics study?
- The classification of phonetics
- How listeners perceive sounds (correct)
- Different speech sounds
- How the vocal tract produces sounds
How are most speech sounds produced?
How are most speech sounds produced?
By pushing lung air through vocal cords, up the throat, into the mouth or nose, and finally out of the body.
Consonants and vowels are two classes of speech sounds in all languages.
Consonants and vowels are two classes of speech sounds in all languages.
What classifies consonants by their place of articulation?
What classifies consonants by their place of articulation?
What are bilabial consonants?
What are bilabial consonants?
How are labiodental consonants formed?
How are labiodental consonants formed?
Identify the sounds produced by interdentals.
Identify the sounds produced by interdentals.
Which sounds are considered alveolar?
Which sounds are considered alveolar?
What are palatal consonants?
What are palatal consonants?
What characterizes velar consonants?
What characterizes velar consonants?
Define uvular consonants.
Define uvular consonants.
What distinguishes glottal sounds?
What distinguishes glottal sounds?
What is meant by manner of articulation?
What is meant by manner of articulation?
What are voiced and voiceless sounds?
What are voiced and voiceless sounds?
What is the difference between aspirated and unaspirated voiceless sounds?
What is the difference between aspirated and unaspirated voiceless sounds?
How are oral sounds defined?
How are oral sounds defined?
What characterizes nasal sounds?
What characterizes nasal sounds?
What are phonetic features?
What are phonetic features?
What are stops in phonetics?
What are stops in phonetics?
Study Notes
Phonetics Overview
- Phonetics studies speech sounds and can be divided into articulatory and auditory phonetics.
- Articulatory phonetics examines how sounds are produced in the vocal tract.
- Auditory phonetics investigates how sounds are perceived by listeners.
Speech Sound Production
- Speech sounds originate from lung air pushed through vocal cords, traveling through the throat and exiting via the mouth or nose.
Consonants vs. Vowels
- Consonants are one of the two main classes of speech sounds, characterized by airflow restriction in the vocal tract, while vowels allow for continuous airflow.
Place of Articulation (POA)
- Consonants are categorized by the location of airflow obstruction within the vocal tract.
Types of Consonants by POA
- Bilabial: Produced with both lips ([p], [b], [m]).
- Labiodental: Made by touching the bottom lip to the upper teeth ([f], [v]).
- Interdental: Formed by inserting the tongue between the teeth ([θ], [ð]).
- Alveolar: Articulated with the tongue against the alveolar ridge ([t], [d], [n], [s], [z], [l], [r]).
- Palatal: Occur when the front part of the tongue raises to the palate ([ʃ], [ʒ], [tʃ], [dʒ], [j]).
- Velar: Produced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate ([k], [g], [Å‹]).
- Uvular: Involves raising the tongue to the uvula ([R], [q], [G]).
- Glottal: Sounds produced at the glottis ([h], [?]), characterized by air flow through the open glottis.
Manner of Articulation
- Articulation varies according to how airflow is modified as it travels from the lungs.
- It includes sounds that may be fully or partly blocked, with vocal cords vibrating or not.
Voiced and Voiceless Sounds
- Voiceless sounds occur when the vocal cords are apart, allowing unobstructed airflow ([s], [p]).
- Voiced sounds result from vibrating vocal cords during airflow.
Aspirated and Unaspirated Sounds
- Aspirated sounds have a puff of air escaping before the closure of the glottis (e.g., "Pit").
- Unaspirated sounds have immediate vocal cord vibration as the lips open (e.g., "spit").
Oral vs. Nasal Sounds
- Oral sounds: Produced with the velum raised, blocking airflow through the nose.
- Nasal sounds: Occur when the velum is lowered, allowing airflow through both mouth and nose ([m] is an example).
Phonetic Features
- Features like nasal and voiced distinctions allow classification of speech sounds into four categories: voiced, voiceless, nasal, and oral.
- Examples: [p] is a voiceless, bilabial, oral sound; [n] is a voiced, alveolar, nasal sound.
Stops and Fricatives
- Stops: Consonants where airflow is fully blocked for a brief moment (e.g., [p], [b], [m], [t], [d]).
- Fricatives: Consonants created by forcing air through a narrow channel, causing turbulence.
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