Lesson 2 Theory- Anatomy of Speech Production

Question 1

The production of speech sounds is known as ______.

Answer 1

articulation

Question 2

The parts of the speech production mechanism that create articulations are known as ________.

Answer 2

articulators

Question 3

In the nasal cavity if there is a build up of _____, this makes it difficult to get ____ _____.

Answer 3

mucus, air out

Question 4

What are known as the first articulators?

Answer 4

Lips

Question 5

Name 6 components of the lips

Answer 5

muscle, tissue, blood vessels, glands and nerves

Question 6

The lips have a ___ structure

Answer 6

complex

Question 7

The lips have a ___ amount of muscles

Answer 7

large

Question 8

The lip muscles have many different ___ in ____ and ______.

Answer 8

settings in speech and expression

Question 9

What is the vertical groove going from the upper lip to the nose called?

Answer 9

The Philtrum

Question 10

The Lower Lip is more _____ and it is ____ than the upper lip.

Answer 10

mobile, bigger

Question 11

Why is the lower lip more mobile and bigger than the upper lip?

Answer 11

Due to position affected by the mandible.

Question 12

How many lip positions are used within speech?

Answer 12

4

Question 13

Name the 4 main lip positions in speech.

Answer 13

Close rounding (ooh), open rounding (au), spreading (ee) and neutral (uh)

Question 14

Name the gap between the oral and nasal cavity.

Answer 14

Velopharyngeal Port

Question 15

What is the soft palate also known as?

Answer 15

The velum

Question 16

The Tongue is the main ______.

Answer 16

articulator

Question 17

The tongue is a ___ and _____ structure.

Answer 17

mobile and muscular

Question 18

What is the tongue tip capable of?

Answer 18

fast movement

Question 19

What is the part of the tongue that is visible called?

Answer 19

Oral

Question 20

How is the tongue attached to the mouth?

Answer 20

Its loosely attached to the mouth by the frenulum

Question 21

What is the part of the tongue called that we can’t see?

Answer 21

The pharyngeal part/portion

Question 22

What is the tongue anchored to?

Answer 22

The hyoid bone.

Question 23

What is the tongue tip also known as?

Answer 23

the apex

Question 24

The lamina can also be called the ____ _____.

Answer 24

tongue blade

Question 25

The tongue body can also be known as the ______

Answer 25

dorsum

Question 26

the tongue ___ is a pharyngeal part of the tongue.

Answer 26

root

Question 27

What is the anatomical term for the lower jaw?

Answer 27

The mandible

Question 28

Problems with the jaw can have an impact on _____ _______.

Answer 28

speech production

Question 29

What does the mandible contribute to the movement of?

Answer 29

The tongue and lower lip

Question 30

Where is the mandible hinged?

Answer 30

It is hinged at the temporomandibular joint.

Question 31

WHERE a sound is articulated is known as the _______ of articulation.

Answer 31

place

Question 32

What is the manner of articulation?

Answer 32

HOW the sound is articulated

Question 33

A sound can either be _____ or _____.

Answer 33

voiced, voiceless

Question 34

What is a consonant?

Answer 34

speech sounds that pair with vowels to form syllables and words that involve constriction?closure of the vocal tract.

Question 35

Name what is involved in each place of articulation: bilabial labiodental dental

Answer 35

both lips top teeth and bottom lip tongue and teeth

Question 36

As well as bilabial, labiodental and dental- name some other places of articulation.

Answer 36

alveolar, post-alveolar, palatal, velar and uvular as well as glottal

Question 37

If there are 2 constructions at the same time, what is this place of articulation known as?

Answer 37

Labial velar

Question 38

describe what is meant by complete constriction.

Answer 38

The air is completely blocked in the oral cavity, the air is stopped.

Question 39

What manner of articulation involves the complete tight closure and then a quick release of the oral cavity?

Answer 39

Plosives

Question 40

Plosives create an almost ____ of sound.

Answer 40

burst

Question 41

In a nasal stop, the oral cavity is closed, but what else is lowered?

Answer 41

The velum

Question 42

A quick "r" where there is a single quick closing and opening of the oral cavity can be called a ___. These are quite rare.

Answer 42

tap

Question 43

Describe a trill.

Answer 43

A rapid repeated closure

Question 44

Name the 3 parts to a plosive sound.

Answer 44

approach, closure and release

Question 45

the plosive approach is normally _____.

Answer 45

quiet

Question 46

The _____ in a plosive sound is a period of either silence (voiceless) or buzz(voiced).

Answer 46

closure

Question 47

What part to a plosive sound is the most noisy and why?

Answer 47

The release because there is an explosion of the held airflow.

Question 48

What happens in a narrow constriction?

Answer 48

air squeezes through the articulators

Question 49

When air is squeezed through the articulators making a hiss, what is this sound called?

Answer 49

A fricative

Question 50

What is closed when a fricative is produced?

Answer 50

the velum

Question 51

Is a fricative a continuous sound?

Answer 51

yes

Question 52

Constructions where there is no contact between the articulators are known as _____ ______.

Answer 52

wide constrictions

Question 53

Name 2 types of approximants.

Answer 53

English approximant and Lateral approximant

Question 54

Where does the air go when a lateral approximant is produced?

Answer 54

The air goes through the sides of the tongue

Question 55

Where is the closure in a lateral approximant?

Answer 55

at the alveolar ridge.

Question 56

What are affricates a combination of?

Answer 56

Plosives and Fricatives