Vocab File 2

Question 1

Phonetics

Answer 1

study of the minimal units that make up languages

Question 2

Articulatory Phonetics

Answer 2

study of the production of speech sounds

Question 3

Acoustic Phonetics

Answer 3

study of transmission and the physical properties of speech sounds

Question 4

Auditory Phonetics

Answer 4

the study of perception of speech sounds

Question 5

Sound Spectrograph

Answer 5

study of phoneticians use pictures of the sound

Question 6

Monophthongs

Answer 6

simple vowels composed of sequence of two different configurations

Question 7

Dipthongs

Answer 7

complex vowels composed of a sequence of two different configurations

Question 8

Articulation “articulatory gesture”

Answer 8

motion or positioning of some part of the vocal tract

Question 9

Larynx

Answer 9

located in the trachea or windpipe

Question 10

Vocal Folds

Answer 10

popularly known as vocal cords; covers the the larynx

Question 11

Glottis

Answer 11

opening between the vocal folds

Question 12

Voiced

Answer 12

sounds made with vocal fold vibrating

Question 13

Bilabial

Answer 13

consonants are made by bringing both lips closer together

Question 14

Labiodental

Answer 14

consonants are made with the lower lip closer together

Question 15

Interdentals

Answer 15

tip of tongue protruding between the front teeth

Question 16

Alveolar

Answer 16

sounds are made with the tongue tip at or near the avleorlar

Question 17

Glottal

Answer 17

sounds are produced at the larynx

Question 18

Stops

Answer 18

made by obstructing the airstream completely in the oral cavity

Question 19

Rounded Vowel

Answer 19

articulation in which the lips are pursed or rounded

Question 20

Unrounded

Answer 20

articulation in which the lips are spread or not rounded