Phonetics

Question 1

Segmentation

Answer 1

analysing stretches of sounds and identifying elements which appear repeatedly
segmentation > phones

Question 2

Branches of phonetics

Answer 2

• articulatory
• auditory
• acoustic

Question 3

vowels

Answer 3

• no obstruction
• central

Question 4

consonants

Answer 4

• the air stream meets an obstacle
• marginal

Question 5

describing speech sounds:

Answer 5

• pulmonic / non-pulmonic
• egressive / ingressive
• voiceless / voiced
• oral / nasal / nasalised

Question 6

describing consontants

Answer 6

• place of articulation
• manner of articulation
• amount of energy
• aspiration

Question 7

describing vowels

Answer 7

• place of the highest point of the tongue
• degree of lip rounding
• length

Question 8

Place of articulation

Answer 8

bilabial [b], [p], [m], [w]
labio-dental [v], [f]
dental [ð], [θ]
alveolar [t], [d], [s], [z], [n], [l]
post-alveolar [r]
palato-alveolar [ʃ], [ʒ], [tʃ], [dʒ]
velar [k], [g], [ŋ]
glottal [h], [ʔ]

Question 9

Manner of articulation

Answer 9

plosive / stop [b], [p], [d], [t], [g], [k], [ʔ]
fricative [v], [f], [z], [s], [ʃ], [ʒ], [ð], [θ], [h]
affricate [tʃ, dʒ]
lateral [l]
nasal [m], [n], [ŋ]
approximants [r], [w], [j]

Question 10

sylllables

Answer 10

• onset+peak/nucleus + coda
• open syllables: lacks a coda, but may have an onset
• closed syllable:has a coda