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Phonetics
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Undergraduate 2
05/30/2012

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Term
Sound Waves
Definition
An alternative high and low pressure. These pressure changes more through the air like ripples on a pond. 
Term
Pitch
Definition

Auditory realisation on sound waves

perceptual correlate of frequency

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Frequency
Definition

How many cycles of a wave movement will be completed in a given time.

Cycles per second: Hertz (Hz)

Physical property of sound waves.

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Harmonics
Definition
any whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency.
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fundamental frequency
Definition
the frequency of the lowest component of sound or over all frequency of vibration.
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amplitude
Definition
The amount of variation in ari pressure from normal. 
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Intensity
Definition

Intensity is perceived as loudness, derived from the energy input.(amplitude and frequency)

dB scale is a ratio scale (logarithmic)

0 dB: threshold of hearing

30 dB: a quiet whipser

60 dB: conversation

120 dB : threshold of pain

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resonance 
Definition

one system/body being set into motion by the vibrations of another.

the selective absorption and reinforcement of sound energies, which create the characterists quality of certain speech sounds.

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resonance curve
Definition


a symmertic approximation to the normalized response of a resonant circuit.

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Frequency Spectrum
Definition
The frequency spectrum of a speech sound is a description  of the frequencies of which it is composed and their relative amplitudes.
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Spectography
Definition
analysis of speech sound in terms of frequency (cycles per second), intensity (energy, amplitude and frequency) and temporal characteristics.
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Formants
Definition
vocal tract resonance
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Free vibration
Definition
the natural virbratory response of an object, which is dependant upon mass tension and stiffness of that object
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forced vibration
Definition
when one object sets another object into vibration
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sound spectogram
Definition
the visual display of an acoustic analysis; frequency is displayed on the vertical axis, duration on the horizontal axis and intensity is noted by the darkness of the tracings.
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velopharyngeal machanism (closure)
Definition
the structures and muscles of the velum (soft palate) and those of the pharyngeal walls coming together to produce closure
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Acoustic phonetics
Definition

a branch of phonetics tat documents the transmission properties of speech sounds. professionals specializing in acoustic phonetics study sounds in form of sound waves that travel through the air from a speaker to a listener

physical properties of sound

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articulatory phonetics
Definition

branch of phonetics that examines production features of speech sounds. professionals specializing in articulatory phonectics are primarily concerned with how the different speech sounds are generated; they describe and classify speech sounds according to parameters of their actual production.

how the vocal tract produces speech sounds

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Auditory phonetics
Definition
how listeners perceive sounds
Term
Homorganic
Definition
the term for consonant sounds which are articulated in the same position or place of articulation in the mouth
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intonation
Definition
pitch changes to signal syntactic information
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velaric airstream mechanism
Definition
used to produce clicks, a click is produced when the vaccum is released by lowering one part of the tongue.
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glottalic airstream mechanism
Definition
a body of air in the vocal tract which can move up or down
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voice-onset-time
Definition

interval between release of closure and start of voicing

negative VOT: voiced plosive

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accent
Definition
characteristic phonetic features
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dialect
Definition
linguistic variety distinguishable by linguistic features (vocab, phonology and morphology)
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Bilabial
Definition

articulated with both lips

eg. [b], [p] nd [m]

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labiodental
Definition

articulated with lips and teeth

eg. [f] [v]

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alveolar dental
Definition

articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior  alveolar ridge

eg. [t], [d], [ð] [l] and [θ]

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alveo palatal
Definition

articulation of the frount of the tongue towards the area between the alveolar ridge and the hard palate.

 

[ʃ], [ʒ], [r] and [j]

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velar
Definition

articulated by putting the back part of the tongue against the soft palate.

eg [k], [g], [ŋ] and [w]

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obstruent
Definition

formed by obstructing airflow, causing increased air pressure in the vocal tract

eg. plosives [b], affricates

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sonorant
Definition

speech sounds that are produced with a relatively open vocal tract, creating a resonant quality of the sound. 

more acoustic energy, frictionless.

eg. vowels, nasals and approximants

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syllabic
Definition

a speech sound that acts as the nucleus of a syllable.

eg. nasals, vowels and sometimes lateral approximant [l]

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non-syllabic
Definition
not able to form a syllable or a nucleus of a syllable
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continuant 
Definition

a type of consonant in which the vocal tract is not completely blocked but rather a continuous flow of air is achieved.

eg. vowels, fricatives, nasals and approximants

Term
diphthong
Definition
a gliding vowel, two adjacent vowel sounds occuring within the same syllable
Term
nasals
Definition
/m/, /n/ and /ŋ/
Term
plosives
Definition
/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/ and /g/
Term
fricatives
Definition
/f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/ and /h/
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affricates 
Definition
/tʃ/, /dʒ/ 
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approximants
Definition

liquids and glides

/j/, /l/, /w/, and /r/

Term
minimal pairs
Definition
word pairs with only one difference 
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aspiration
Definition
a puff of air that is created when increased air pressure is released. aspiration occurs due to a greater build-up of pressure within the oral cavity during certain voiceless stop-plosive production
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allophones
Definition

variations in phoneme realization that do not change the meaning of word when they are produced in various contexts. 

two phonetic variants, predictable by a rule, dont change word meaning

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free variation
Definition
two allophones of one phoneme that could be exchanged for  one another in similar contexts.
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complimentary distribution
Definition
two allophones of a phoneme that cannot normally replace one another, as they  occur in mutually exclusive contexts
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phonetics vs phonemic
Definition

phonetic: narrow transription, includes specific production features of actual concrete production; [square brackets]

 

Phonemic: broad transcription, based on phoneme system of particular language; /slash brackets/

Term
phoneme
Definition

smallest unit that can distinguish owrd meaning

(are language specific)

Term
mechanical resonator
Definition
the object vibrates itself
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acoustic resonator
Definition
container filled with air set into vibration
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stress
Definition
certain syllables are more prominent than others in pronounciation. rhythm is derived from the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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syllable-timed language
Definition
equal number of syllables between each two stressed syllables
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stress-timed language
Definition

equal amount of tim between each two stressed syllables irrespective of number of syllables

'isochronous'

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duration/length
Definition
syllable length is considered a prosodic aspect even though it relates to consonant and vowel length
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coarticulation
Definition
at segment boundaries, segments become more similar taking on eachothers features
Term
vowel raising
Definition
a low to mid lax vowel are realized at a higher tenser placement 
Term
chain shift
Definition
systematic changes in vowel systems in which the vowels shift in respect to thier articulatory features.
Term
final consonant deletion
Definition

dropping the sound at the end of a word

the ommission of a syllable-arresting consonant

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week syllable deletion
Definition
the omission of an unstressed syllable
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progressive assimilation
Definition
a sound segment modifies a following sound
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regressive assimilation
Definition
a sound segment modifies a preceding sound
Term
egressive
Definition
sounds by which he airstream is create by pushing air out throguh the mouth or nose
Term
implosive 
Definition

same as ingressive

taking in of air through the mouth and nose???

 

Term
click
Definition
ingressive velaric airstream?
Term
vowel merger
Definition

Two vowels merging together

near square

Term
velar fronting
Definition
The /k/ and /g/ sounds are articulated by making contact between the back of the tongue and the velum or soft palate. Sometimes children produce these sounds as /t/ and /d/ respectively, making contact between the front of the tongue and the alveolar ridge just behind the front teeth. Children with velar fronting may pronounce can't as tan't orgoose as doose.
Term
percussive
Definition
two semi-rigid articulators brought sharply together
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Nareal fricative
Definition
nasal escape, typical with cleft palate
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epenthisis
Definition
the insertion of a sound in the middle of a word
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formant frequency
Definition
vocal tract resonance
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