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Phonetics
Exam 2
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Post-Graduate
10/01/2013

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Why are stops, fricatives, & affricates considered "pressure" consonants?
Definition
Because the build up of pressure is required to produce the sounds this build up of pressure is done by closing the velopharyngeal port
Term
What and where is the velopharyngeal port
Definition
The velopharyngeal port is the passage way between the oropharynx and nasalpharynx and is closed off by the velum
It is involved in the creation of pressure used by the obstruents
Term
Which consonants are sibilants ?
Definition
/s/ /z/
/ʒ/ /ʃ/
Term
Differentiate between sonorants and obstruents.
Definition
Sonorants- are produced with an open velopharyngeal port, which allows for an open vocal tract and allows the sound to resonate
Obstruents- have a obstructed air flow which his used to build pressure to creat the sound
Term
What's the difference between stops and fricatives
Definition
Stops-literally stop the air flow while fricatives allows the air to flow but there is friction or turbulence
Term
Identify a consonant who place of articulation is glottal
Definition
/h/ /ʔ/
Term
Identify a category of manner whose consonants can not occur at the end of a word
Definition
Glides or semi-vowels

/w/ /j/
Term
What are syllabic constants?
Definition
Syllabics are constants that serve as an entire syllable. They don't require a vowel to transition from one consonant to another.
Term
Which consonants function as syllabics
Definition
"m"
"n"
"l"
Term
How are syllabic consonants identified in transcription?
Definition
They are written by a m,n,l with a small vertical Line under them
Term
What is another name for the glide category?
Definition
Semi-vowels
Term
What are flaps and when do the occur?
Definition
A flap is when you touch your tongue to the back of the alveolar ridge only for a second to make the t sound in liter
Term
In words that contain "ng" or "nk" sequence, why does the alveolar /n/ typically get moved to the position?
Definition
We shorten the production of
"ng" or "nk" to /ŋ/ for the ease of articulation
Term
What are affricates?
Definition
Are a mix between stops and fricative. The direction of the tongue is from the front to the back while making the sounds /t͡ʃ/ in "touch"
/d͡ʒ/ in "judge"
Term
What is a morpheme?
Definition
Is the smallest unit of sound that represents a meaning
Term
What are the three allomorphs of plurals in English.
What determines which allomorph is used?
Definition
/s/ - follows a voiceless sound
/z/ - follows a voiced sound
/əz/ - follows /s/ or /z/
Term
What are the three allomorphs of past tense in English.
What determines which allomorph is used?
Definition
/t/ - follows a voiceless sound
/d/ - follows a voiced sound
/əd/ - follows a /d/ or /t/ sound
Term
What is a plosive?
Definition
Another name for the stops
Term
Which is the acoustically weakest phoneme English consonant?
Definition
/θ/ - "th"
Term
Why is /ʒ/ typically the last consonant mastered by children acquiring English?
Definition
It is the least used phoneme used in the English language
/ʒanrə/ "genre"
Term
/ʔ/ is a _____?
Definition
Glottal, stop
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