Week 1

Question 1

Phonetics

Answer 1

The study of the production and perception of speech sounds

Question 2

Historical Phonetics

Answer 2

study of sound change over time

Question 3

Physiological Phonetics

Answer 3

study of function of speech anatomy

Question 4

Acoustic Phonetics

Answer 4

study of acoustic attributes of speech sounds. relating physical properties of sound to speech

Question 5

Perceptual Phonetics

Answer 5

study of listeners psychoacoustic response to speech sounds

Question 6

Experimental Phonetics

Answer 6

Laboratory study of speech sounds

Question 7

Clinical Phonetics

Answer 7

Study of typical versus disordered speech

Question 8

Auditory Phonetics

Answer 8

the study of how sounds are perceived

Question 9

Phonetics vs Phonology

Answer 9

Phonetics: study of speech sounds, focus on production, acoustics, and perception of speech sounds
Phonology: The systematic organization of speech sounds governed by rules in the production of language

Question 10

Phone

Answer 10

Any speech sound by itself

Question 11

Phoneme

Answer 11

Minimal unit of speech that can signal a change in meaning

Question 12

Letters

Answer 12

symbols used in writing system

Question 13

Speech Sounds

Answer 13

made by speakers to produce words. Requires coordinated sequences of movements by articulators

Question 14

How many sounds in English

Answer 14

44, but only 26 letters

Question 15

Digraphs

Answer 15

two letters representing one sound. Examples: the ck in tick, the oo in look, the ea in beat

Question 16

Importance of IPA

Answer 16

-Provides a consistent and unambiguous written form of a spoken word
-Anyone even someone who speaks a different language can understand how the word is produced
-Allows one to describe speech production accurately enough that it can be understood by another person

Question 17

Homophones

Answer 17

Two words that are pronounced the same. Example: heir/air

Question 18

Homographs

Answer 18

Two words that are spelled the same. Example: bow, bow

Question 19

Neither homophone or homograph

Answer 19

pool/pull, fool/full

Question 20

Spaghetti: How many sounds

Answer 20

7

Question 21

Cattle: How many sounds

Answer 21

4

Question 22

Phonological Rules

Answer 22

Govern how phonemes can be combined and where they can occur in a word

Question 23

Steps for Voiced Sound

Answer 23

closed glottis, increased air pressure, folds burst apart, begin to vibrate, phonation

Question 24

Steps for Voiceless Sound

Answer 24

allow airflow to freely through the glottis, vocal folds do not vibrate

Question 25

Bath: How many sounds

Answer 25

3

Question 25

Enough: How many sounds

Answer 25

4

Question 25

Nasal Sound

Answer 25

Soft palate at rest

Question 25

Oral Sound

Answer 25

soft palate is elevated to close off nasal cavity

Question 26

Vowels

Answer 26

relatively free outward flow of breath

Question 27

Consonants

Answer 27

Flow of breath is temporarily obstructed by articulators

Question 28

Specifications of Vowels

Answer 28

height of tongue, advancement (front-back position of the tongue), roundedness (lip rounding)

Question 29

Specifications of Consonants

Answer 29

place of articulation, manner of articulation, voiced/voiceless

Question 30

Dialect

Answer 30

variation of speech/language based on geographical area, language background, and social/racial-ethnic group membership

Question 31

Why is there variation in phonetic transcription from professional to professional?

Answer 31

IPA updates and changes over time

Question 32

Why is it important to understand how individual speaking styles and dialect affect pronunciation?

Answer 32

Dialect may sound like a disorder, but is really just a difference

Question 33

Why is it important to use a phonetic alphabet in transcription of individuals with speech sound disorders?

Answer 33

Without such a systematic phonetic alphabet, it would be virtually impossible to capture on paper an accurate representation of the speech sound dis-orders of individuals seeking professional remediation.