What are the differences between pure vowels and diphthongs?
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Define "tongue"
It's the most important active articulator since it is involved in the production of all vowels and most consonants.
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rocket
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rocket
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Describe "epiglottis".
It is attached to the lower part of the root of the tongue. It prevents food and liquid from entering the windpipe and lungs, so it moves backwards.
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Define "esophagus".
It's a muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. It runs behind the windpipe.
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Complete the vowel chart with short vowels.
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trap
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shark
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shark
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Describe the criteria "Voicing".
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Define "glottis".
The opening between the vocal folds.
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Define "larynx".
It's a casing located in the neck and attached to the trachea. AKA Adam's apple. Inside this box there're the vocal folds.
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Describe the following places of articulation: Palatal, palato-alveolar, velar and glottal.
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Define "trachea" or "windipipe".
It's a tube that connects the lungs to the larynx and pharynx allowing the passage of air.
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Define "phonetics"
Study of sounds and how these are produced, transmitted and perceived. It deals with the concrete, measurable and physical properties of speech sounds.
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Define "hard palate".
AKA "roof of the mouth". It's a smoothy bony curved surface.
