Articulatory Phonetics Unit Study Guide PDF

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This document is an articulatory phonetics study guide. It contains a variety of questions related to different aspects of phonetics, including descriptions and analysis of different sounds, and natural classes. Study guide for articulatory phonetics unit.

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Articulatory Phonetics Unit Study Guide Define the following terms: - natural class - pulmonic - non-pulmonic - ejective - implosive - click What are the three major phonetic features of consonants? What are the four major phonetic features of vowels? Where do you find a conson...

Articulatory Phonetics Unit Study Guide Define the following terms: - natural class - pulmonic - non-pulmonic - ejective - implosive - click What are the three major phonetic features of consonants? What are the four major phonetic features of vowels? Where do you find a consonant's place of articulation on the IPA Chart? Where do you find a consonant's manner of articulation on the IPA Chart? How do you find out if a consonant is voiced on the IPA Chart? Where do you find a vowel's height on the IPA Chart? Where do you find a vowel's backness on the IPA Chart? How do you find out if a vowel is rounded on the IPA Chart? How do you find out if a vowel is lax on the IPA Chart? When a word in English ends in a voiceless stop, like the word 'talk', the stop will sometimes be pronounced as a(n) *[\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]*. What is the natural class of Spanish fricatives? What is the natural class of Spanish voiceless stops? What is the natural class of Spanish high vowels? What is the natural class of Spanish nasal consonants? What is the natural class of French fricatives? What is the natural class of French voiced consonants? What is the natural class of French nasal vowels? What is the natural class of French rounded vowels? What is the natural class of Mandarin aspirated consonants? What is the natural class of Mandarin affricates? What is the natural class of Mandarin back vowels? What is the natural class of Mandarin approximants? For each of the following IPA symbols, give its full name/articulatory description and then label which of the four language(s) we have studied that it belongs to. Use another page if needed. - / ŋ / Description: voiced velar nasal Language(s): English, Mandarin - / ɛ / Description: Language(s): - / k / Description: Language(s): - / ʔ / Description: Language(s): - / ʒ / Description: Language(s): - / ɕ / Description: Language(s): - / y / Description: Language(s): - / r / Description: Language(s): - / ɾ / Description: Language(s): - / ɲ / Description: Language(s): - / pʰ / Description: Language(s): - / t͡s / Description: Language(s): - / ɑ / Description: Language(s): - / ø / Description: Language(s): - / ʁ / Description: Language(s): - / d / Description: Language(s): - / l / Description: Language(s): - / a / Description: Language(s): - / ʝ / Description: Language(s): For each of the following IPA descriptions, give its symbol and then label which of the four language(s) we have studied that it belongs to. Use another page if needed. - voiced bilabial stop Symbol: / b / Language(s): Spanish, French, English - high front unrounded tense vowel Symbol: Language(s): - mid central unrounded lax vowel Symbol: Language(s): - voiced alveolar nasal Symbol: Language(s): - voiceless postalveolar fricative Symbol: Language(s): - nasal mid lax front unrounded vowel Symbol: Language(s): - voiced palatal approximant Symbol: Language(s): - voiced alveolar lateral approximant Symbol: Language(s): - voiceless dental fricative Symbol: Language(s): How does Mandarin differentiate between its consonant pairs? What is vowel tone? What are the four vowel tones of Mandarin? How do nasal vowels differ from oral vowels? What are the four nasal vowels of French? What articulatory phonetic feature do all Spanish vowels share in common? In which language(s) that we studied is it true that all back vowels are rounded vowels and all rounded vowels are back vowels? What is the main difference between an implosive and a click? What is the main difference between an ejective and an implosive? If a word was spelled with a single 'r' in English, Spanish, French, and Mandarin (pinyin), what IPA symbols would each language use respectively? Write the following Spanish words in IPA. Be sure to ONLY use Spanish IPA. a. jarra b. llorar c. otoño d. poco e. helado Write the following French words in IPA. Be sure to ONLY use French IPA. a. rue b. un c. bon d. vin e. blanc

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