Phonology

Question 1

Phonology

Answer 1

Study of articulatory movements, language-specific

Question 2

Phonemes

Answer 2

Smallest meaning differentiation unit in language system

Question 3

Consonants

Answer 3

Sounds produced by vocal tract constriction that modifies the breath stream from the larynx

Question 4

Place- Bilabial

Answer 4

Sounds produced with both lips

Question 5

Ex Bilabial

Answer 5

[p], [b], [m]

Question 6

Place- Labiodental

Answer 6

Sounds produced with the upper teeth and lower lip

Question 7

Ex Labiodental

Answer 7

[f], [v]

Question 8

Place- interdental

Answer 8

Sounds produced with the tongue in between the upper & lower teeth

Question 9

Ex interdental

Answer 9

th

Question 10

Place- Alveolar

Answer 10

Sounds produced with tongue at or near the alveolar ridge behind upper front teeth

Question 11

Ex Alveolar

Answer 11

[t], [d], [s], [z], [n]

Question 12

Place- Palato-Alveolar

Answer 12

Sounds are produced with the tongue immediately behind the alveolar ridge (behind the alveolar ridge)

Question 13

Ex Palato-Alveolar

Answer 13

Sh, ch, j (jungle)

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Place- Palatal

Answer 14

Sounds produced at hard palate or roof with your mid tongue pressing against the roof of your mouth

Question 15

Ex Palatal

Answer 15

[j] (yacht)

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Place- Velar

Answer 16

Sound are produced at the velum or soft palate of the mouth

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Ex Velar

Answer 17

G, k, ng

Question 18

Place- Glottal

Answer 18

Sounds are produced at the glottis or the space between vocal folds

Question 19

Ex Glottal

Answer 19

[h]

Question 20

Voicing- Voiced

Answer 20

b,d,g,v,z

Question 21

Voicing- Voiceless

Answer 21

p,t,k,f,s

Question 22

Manner- Nasal

Answer 22

Velum is lowered, so that air can pass through nasal cavity

Question 23

Ex Nasal

Answer 23

[m], [n], ng

Question 24

Manner- Plosive

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Complete constriction of airflow followed by a release of air

Question 25

Ex plosive

Answer 25

[p], [b], [t], [d], [k], [g]

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Manner- Fricatives

Answer 26

Narrow constriction so that air creates a noisy sound as it rushes through the narrowed passage

Question 27

Ex Fricatives

Answer 27

Th, [f], [v], [s], [z], [sh], [h]

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Manner- Affricates

Answer 28

Made in the palatal area as a combination of a stop followed by a fricative

Question 29

Ex Affricates

Answer 29

Ch, d+j (jar)

Question 30

Manner- Lateral

Answer 30

The tongue moves, but air can pass on one or both sides of the tongue

Question 31

Ex Lateral

Answer 31

[L]

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Manner- Glides

Answer 32

Air can almost flow freely

Question 33

Ex glides

Answer 33

[w], [j], [r]

Question 34

Vowels

Answer 34

Sound produced without appreciable constriction of air flow in the vocal tract

Question 35

4 descriptors for vowels

Answer 35

Tongue height - how high/low the tongue is in the oral cavity Tongue advancement - how far forward or back the tongue is in the mouth Vowel length - short/long Lip rounding - rounded VS retracted

Question 36

Dipthongs

Answer 36

One vowel that has two vowel qualities combined during its production but serves as one phoneme

Question 37

Minimal pairs

Answer 37

Word pairs that differ by only one sound, where that single sound difference changes the meaning of the word

Question 38

Lexical stress

Answer 38

- Word/sentence stress differentiates meaning

Question 39

Intonation

Answer 39

May reflect syntactic or semantic differences