Midterm Flashcards
(28 cards)
How did the english language develop?
Anglos, Saxons, and Jewts all of which had German languages ran out the Celtics who had their own dialect. They began the language and then when it came to America it was influenced by the Indians, French, Dutch and Spanish. The reason that the English language developed was that the Americans needed new words, borrowed words, used English dialect words in speech, continued obsolete words from England, and evolved particular uses, pronunciation, syntax and grammar.
3 Reqs for Sound and Vocal Production, process, 4 areas specifics from class
The three reqs for sound production are the body being set in motion with vocal folds, sound production with a motive force and a place for the voice to go and to be shaped. The process involves the neurological, motive force, production and shaping. It goes from the Cerebellum, to the phrenic nerve, to the diaphragm which contracts, expanding the lungs, releasing the diaphragm, forcing lungs up, hitting vocal folds, producing sound with lips and teeth and avila ridge
Vocal Evaluation
Vocal Characteristic; Volume, Rate, Pitch, Intensity, Tone Quality, Variety. Diction; Articulation and Accent/Dialect. General Effectiveness.
Differences between an accent and a dialect
Dialect is distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary, a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.. Accent is the pattern of pronunciation, including stress and intonation, that characterizes speech of an individual, group, or persons in a geographic area or region.
What are the characters of southern dialect? Mountain v. Slandered?
Vowel sounds, Rs, range, pace, intensity
Define Pitch
The frequency of vibrations of the sound source
Define Vocal Shift
From one pitch to another
Define Articulation
The modification of breath stream by the organs of the mouth(lips, tongue and palate) and the laryngeal mechanism to produce identifiable speech sounds (Phonemes).
Define Habitual Pitch
The pitch at which you initiate normal conversation
Define Natural and Optimum pitch
1/3-1/2 from bottom of range
What is the other term for Pharynx?
The throat
Define Volume and Loudness
The characteristic of a sound that is primarily a psychological correlate of physical strength (amplitude).
Define Intensity
Excited edge to voice
How does volume relate to breathing?
Tidal volume. The more we breathe in the louder the volume, the less the lower.
Is clavicle breathing good or bad? Diaphragm breathing?
Bad. Diaphragm breathing is very good.
Define phoneme
Unit or sound family within a linguistic system. A group or family of closely related sounds that share distinctive acoustic characteristics.
Define Morpheme
The most elementary semantically functional unit of language.
What is the difference between a vowel and a consonant?
Vowels do not obstruct the breath stream.
What is the definition of voice?
Tones produced as a result of action of the vocal bands and reinforced by the resonating cavities.
What is a glottal stop?
The sound produced by the laryngeal tension and action as by a sudden stoppage and release of breath by the vocal folds.
What is the term for speech melody?
Intonation
Definition of Rate
The speed at which you talk
Definition of Duration
The length of which you speak
Definition of Vocalized Pause
Pausing inbetween words
