Everything Vocab and Phon. Proc. Mod 1 Exam 1 Flashcards
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Phonetics
the study of the production and perception of speech sounds
Phoneme
Sound that makes up a word
Allophone
phonetic variations of a phoneme (sound is slightly different, but doesnt change the meaning of a phoneme. Ex. top and button)
Grapheme
smallest units of writing system. (NOT SOUNDS)
Allograph
different spellings for each sound
Consonant Digraph
2 letters that represent a single phoneme (sh, th, ch, ph)
Morpheme
smallest unit of language capable of carrying meaning (book=1 vs books=2)
Minimal Pairs
pairs of morphemes that only differ by one sound segment (hot, pot, cot, rot, lot)
Digraph
2 letters making one sound (ea = i)
Parts of a Syllable
vowel with one or more consonants -> onset, nucleus, coda
Articulation
process of moving structures of the vocal tract so that they join together in different positions
Place
places where the airstream is constricted by the articulators (where)
Manner
ways the airstream is modified by articulators (how)
Voicing
whether or not the vocal folds are vibrating when sound is produced
Review Anatomy of Sound Production
- velum: radiation of sound, moves up to close the nasal cavity for oral radiation and down to open nasal radiation, acts as point of contact for velar sounds like /k/ and /g/
- epiglottis: closes entrance to larynx and trachea during swallowing, sits at upright position at rest allowing air to pass
- vocal folds: muscles of the larynx bring the VF together at onset of phonation, the force of air from the lungs blows VFs apart causing vibration
- alveolar ridge: tip of the tongue hits AR to form consonant sounds
- articulators: move structures to VT so they can join together in different positions
- look at graph
Characteristics of Vowels
voiced
resonate in oral cavity
open vocal tract
nucleus of a syllable
Monophthong
pure vowel sounds with a stable articulation (beat, boot, bat)
Diphthong
gliding movement between two vowel qualities within the same syllable (boy, boat)
Review Vowel Quadrilateral
Review
Stops (Manner)
complete closure of vocal tract, air pressure builds behind closure
/p/ (as in “pat”)
/b/ (as in “bat”)
/t/ (as in “top”)
/d/ (as in “dog”)
/k/ (as in “cat”)
/g/ (as in “goat”)
Fricatives (Manner)
Articulators form narrow constriction and airflow is channeled
/f/ (as in “fan”)
/v/ (as in “van”)
/θ/ (as in “think”)
/ð/ (as in “this”)
/s/ (as in “sun”)
/z/ (as in “zoo”)
/ʃ/ (as in “ship”)
/ʒ/ (as in “measure”)
/h/ (as in “hat”)
Affricates (Manner)
combo of stop and fricative
/ʧ/ (as in “chat”)
/ʤ/ (as in “jam”)
Nasals (Manner)
pulses of air from vibrations of VFs must pass through nasal cavity
/m/ (as in “man”)
/n/ (as in “no”)
/ŋ/ (as in “sing”)
Glides (Manner)
semi-vowel partially constricted state to more open for vowels
/w/ (as in “wet”)
/j/ (as in “yes”)