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Articulatory phonetics & Phonemic Phonology

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  • Define what is the function of lungs
    Provide the airflow
  • Nasal sound in English only appear before nasal like:
    man, sing
  • Which organs produce sounds according to Articulatory phonetics?
    tongue, lips, vocal cords
  • How many consonant phonemes and vowel does Spanish have?
    17 consonant phonemes and 5 vowel
  • Define what is the function of Alveolar ridge
    Area behind upper teeth (alveolar sounds)
  • How many consonant phonemes and vowel sounds does English have?
    24 consonant phonemes and 20 vowel sounds
  • What is the function of Nasal cavity?
    Opened by lowering the velum for nasal sounds
  • What are the three main stages?
    Airstream mechanics, phonation, articulation
  • Define what is the function of Pharynx
    Passage connecting the mouth and nasal cavity
  • According to Roach (2020) what are the three main resonanting cavities:
    Oral cavity, Nasal cavity, Pharyngeal cavity
  • True or False: The tongue is not the main articulator
    False
  • Complete: Lips: form bilabial and ______________ sounds
    labiodental
  • What is the organ space between vocal cords?
    Glottis
  • Define what is the function of Hard palate
    Roof of the mouth (palatal sounds)
  • Complete: A _____________ is the smallest sound unit that can change meaning
    phoneme
  • Define what is the function of Velum (soft palate)
    Controls nasal/oral airflow
  • True or False: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) allow us to represent speech sound accurately accross all languages
    True
  • What is the function of oral cavity?
    mouth are where most consonants and vowels are shaped
  • True or False: The teeth helps us to form dental sounds
    True
  • Define what is the function of Vocal cords (in the larynx)
    Control voicing
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