Practice for Phonetics and Phonology I - Final Exam - 2020 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Theorical concepts from Phonetics and Phonology I Theory Booklet. This exercise was made to practice for the final exam of the subject.

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Define "teeth"

They are passive articulators and we have upper and lower teeth.

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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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Describe "plosives".

There’s a complete obstruction of the air flow and, then, the air is abruptly released causing a puff of air.

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Describe "nasals"

There’s a complete obstruction of the air in the mouth or oral cavity, so the air escapes through the nose.

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Describe "fricatives".

There’s a narrowing obstruction of the air flow, which escapes trough a narrow opening in the articulator producing a hissing sound.

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Describe "affricates".

It's combination of plosives and fricatives. First, the air is obstructed and, then, it is released slowly through a narrowing passage.

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Describe "approximants".

In their production, the articulators are closed enough to cause “turbulence”.

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Describe "laterals".

In their production, the air flows through the sides of the tongue.

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Describe the criteria "force of articulation".

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Describe the criteria "Voicing".

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Describe the different stages of the glottis.

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Describe the criteria "position of the velum".

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Describe the following places of articulation: bilabial, labiodental, dental and alveolar.

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Describe the following places of articulation: Palatal, palato-alveolar, velar and glottal.

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What are the differences between consonants and vowels?

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What are the differences between pure vowels and diphthongs?

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