Chapter 1 Sounds - Phonetics

Question 1

phonetic transcription

Answer 1

How a word is pronounced using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA); shown been brackets [ ]

Question 2

International Phonetic Alphabet

Answer 2

alphabet used by linguists to transcribe any and all sounds made with the human vocal tract, regardless of native spelling systems; shortened to IPA

Question 3

phonemic transcription

Answer 3

provides the most crucial phonetic information of a word but leaves out some details; shown between forward slashes //

Question 4

active articulator

Answer 4

part of the mouth that moves to form a construction

Question 5

passive articulator

Answer 5

part of the mouth that the active articulator touches/gets near to in order to produce the sound