lesson 2: phonetics Flashcards
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define “phonetics”
the scientific study of human speech sounds
define “phonetic transcription”
a method of writing down speech sounds so as to capture how they are pronounced
define “international phonetic alphabet”
a standardized set of symbols used for representing human speech sounds in one-to-one correspondence
articulatory description for consonants involves a 3-part classification system, which comprises:
voicing, place, manner
a ____ consonant vibrates the throat, while a ____ consonant does not.
voiced; voiceless
bilabial consonants:
both lips
labiodental consonants:
lower lip at upper teeth
interdental consonants:
tongue tip between teeth
alveolar consonants:
tongue tip at alveolar ridge
postalveolar consonants:
front of tongue between alveolar ridge and hard palate
palatal consonants:
tongue at or near hard palate
velar consonants:
back of tongue at velum
glottal consonants:
produced at larynx
place of consonants involves:
where in the vocal tract the construction is made
manner of consonants involves:
how the air is modified as it moves through the vocal tract
stop consonants:
full obstruction in oral cavity
fricative consonants:
partial obstruction with turbulent/noisy air
affricative consonants:
stop followed by fricative
nasal consonants:
air passes through nasal cavity with velum lowered/open
liquid consonant:
construction but with no turbulence
the [l] consonant is a ____ liquid
lateral
the [r] consonant is a ____ liquid.
retroflex
glide consonants:
slightly more constriction than vowel
flap consonants:
very rapid constriction and release
