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Weeks 1-3 Flashcards

1
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voiced sound

A

vocal folds held to produce vibration

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2
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voiceless sound

A

vocal folds pulled apart

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3
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oral sounds

A

velum is open

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4
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nasal sounds

A

velum is closed

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5
Q

vowels in english are always ____ (voiced/voiceless)

A

voiced

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6
Q

what does the place of articulation define

A

location of constriction

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7
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bilabial description

A

upper and lower lip

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8
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bilabial consonants

A

m, p, b

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9
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labiodental description

A

upper teeth, lower lip

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10
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labiodental consonants

A

f, v

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11
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dental (interdental) description

A

tip of tongue, upper front teeth

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12
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dental consonants

A

θ (thin), ð (the)

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13
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alveolar description

A

tongue tip/blade, alveolar ridge

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14
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alveolar consonats

A

t, d, s, z, n, ɹ, l, ɾ

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15
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post-alveolar description

A

tongue blade, post alveolar ridge or front palatal region

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16
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post-alveolar consonants

A

ʃ, ʒ, t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ

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17
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palatal description

A

front of tongue, hard palate

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18
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palatal consonants

A

j

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19
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velar description

A

back of tongue, velum

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20
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velar consonants

A

k, g, ŋ

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21
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labiovelar description

A

rounded lips/back of tongue, velum wall

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22
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labiovelar consonants

A

w

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23
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glottal

A

neutral position of the vocal tract with an open glottis, or complete closure of the vocal folds

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24
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glottal consonants

A

h

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25
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manner of articulation definition

A

degree of constriction

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26
Q

stop (or plosive)

A

complete constriction of the vocal tract

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27
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fricative

A

narrow constriction

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28
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affricate

A

stop + fricative combined

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29
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obstruents

A

closure + friction

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30
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approximants (and sub-catagories)

A

weak closure (glides, liquids)

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31
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glides

A

palatal approximants, labiovelar approximants

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32
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liquids

A

rhotic approximants, lateral approximants

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33
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obstruents

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stops, fricatives, affricates

34
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sonorants

A

approximants, taps/flaps, nasals

35
Q

stop examples

A

p, b, t, d, k, g

36
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fricative examples

A

f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h

37
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affricate examples

A

t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ

38
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nasal examples

A

m, n, ŋ

39
Q

liquid examples

A

l, r

40
Q

glottal examples

A

w, y

41
Q

θ

A

th voiceless (thin, path)

42
Q

ð

A

th voiced (the, there)

43
Q

ʃ

A

sh (ship)

44
Q

ʒ

A

zj (Jacques, pleasure, beige)

45
Q

dʒ

A

j (jug, age)

46
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tʃ

A

ch (church)

47
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ŋ

A

ng (ring, sing)

48
Q

j

A

yuh (yet)

49
Q

i

A

ee (bead)

50
Q

I

A

ih (bid)

51
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eI

A

ay (bayed)

52
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ɛ

A

eh (bed)

53
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æ

A

a (bad)

54
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ɑ

A

ah (bot)

55
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ɔ

A

aw (bawdy)

56
Q

ʊ

A

uu (book)

57
Q

oʊ

A

oh (bode)

58
Q

u

A

ooo (booed)

59
Q

ʌ

A

uh (bud)

60
Q

ɝ

A

er (bird)

61
Q

aI

A

aye (bide)

62
Q

aʊ

A

ow(bout)

63
Q

ɔI

A

oy (Boyd)

64
Q

schwa symbol

A

ə

65
Q

waveforms graph

A

shows time on the x-axis, amplitude on the y-axis, measures air pressure

66
Q

spectrum

A

takes the amplitude and frequency at a give moment, frequency on x-axis, amplitude on y

67
Q

formants

A

places on a spectrum where frequency is amplified (peaks)

68
Q

view POA for consonants on:

A

spectogram

69
Q

at the end of words, English voiceless stops are ____

A

unreleased

70
Q

voiced stops in phrase-initial position canonically have ____ VOT

A

zero

71
Q

In American English, voiceless stops in phrase-initial position have _______ VOT.

A

positive

72
Q

____ have many acoustic characteristics similar to that of vowels and may show substantial movement in F2 and F3.

A

approximants

73
Q

T/F: Clear or “light” [l] occurs at the beginning of English syllables, while velarized or “dark” [ɫ] occurs at the end of English syllables.

A

True

74
Q

The frequency and amplitude of a wave are

A

independent of one another

75
Q

T/F: The wavelength of a wave is inversely related to its frequency.

A

True

76
Q

When preceding a vowel, _____ has energy around the region of the formants of that vowel.

A

h

77
Q

Two hallmarks of _________are a drop in amplitude and a low formant around ~200 Hz.

A

nasals

78
Q

What voiced consonant has the same place of articulation as /t/ and the same manner of articulation as /f/?

A

z

79
Q

Voiced fricatives usually have a ________ amplitude than their voiceless counterparts.

A

lower

80
Q

After [s], English voiceless stops (/p/, /t/, /k/) are:

A

unaspirated

81
Q

If you are interested in looking at specific frequencies in a vowel, you are better off looking at a ________.

A

spectogram

82
Q

The fundamental frequency is

A

the lowest component of a complex wave.

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