There are 40 different speech sounds [(a)] in English, which are meaningful (b)
(a) (phonemes) (b) only in context
(a) (phonemes) (b) all of the time
(a) (phonetics) (b) only in context
(a) (phonetics) (b) all of the time
What are the two distinct classes of phonemes?
Vowels and consonants
Morphemes and phonetics
Vowels and photetics
Morphemes and consonants
How are vowels primarily distinguished?
Vibration of vocal cords and position of atriculators
Non-vibration of vocal cords and position of atriculators
Vibration of vocal cords and size of vocal tract
Non-vibration of vocal cords and size of vocal tract
How are consonants primarily distinguished?
Place of articulation and manner of articulation, and voiced/unvoiced
Place of articulation and length of articulation, and voiced/unvoiced
Onset of articulation and manner of articulation, and voiced/unvoiced
Onset of articulation and length of articulation, and voiced/unvoiced
What are the 4 main categories of consonants (according to their manner of articulation)?
Plosives, fricatives, affricatives, nasals
Plosives, stops, affricatives, and formants
Breaks, fricatives, semi-fricatives and nasals
Nasals, stops, semi-fricatives and fricatives
Consonants: (a) What are the characteristics of stops (plosives) and (b) give an example ?
(a) Vocal tract closed, abrupt release of energy following a period of silence (b) Voiced /b/ or unvoiced /p/
(a) Vocal tract closed, abrupt release of energy following a period of silence (b) Voiced /z/ or unvoiced /s/
(a) Air forced through narrow constriction, turbulent air flow (b) Voiced /b/ or unvoiced /p/
(a) Air forced through narrow constriction, turbulent air flow (b) Voiced /z/ or unvoiced /s/
Consonants: (a) What are the characteristics of fricatives and (b) give an example ?
(a) Air forced through narrow constriction, turbulent air flow (b) Voiced (/m/ in mat, /n/ in nat)
(a) Air allowed through nasal passages, oral cavity closed (b) Voiced /z/ or unvoiced /s/
(a) Air allowed through nasal passages, oral cavity closed (b) Voiced (/m/ in mat, /n/ in nat)
Consonants: (a) What are the characteristics of nasals and (b) give an example ?
(a) Air allowed through nasal passages, oral cavity closed (b) Voiced such as in 'jeer' or unvoiced such as in 'cheer'
(a) A brief stop (vocal tract closed) followed by a fricative (b) Voiced (/m/ in mat, /n/ in nat)
(a) A brief stop (vocal tract closed) followed by a fricative (b) Voiced such as in 'jeer' or unvoiced such as in 'cheer'
Consonants: (a) What are the characteristics of affricatives and (b) give an example ?
(a) A brief stop (vocal tract closed) followed by a fricative (b) Voiced /b/ or unvoiced /p/
(a) Vocal tract closed, abrupt release of energy following a period of silence (b) Voiced such as in 'jeer' or unvoiced such as in 'cheer'
What are formants?
A characteristic peak exhibited by the amplitude spectrum of vowels and certain consonants
A type of vowel
A type of consonant
A meaningful segment of a word
What is a spectogram?
Most commonly used method to present an image of speech sound which make apparent cues to sound nature
Least commonly used method to present an image of speech sound which make apparent cues to sound nature
Most commonly used method to present an image of speech sound which does not show cues to sound nature
Least commonly used method to present an image of speech sound which does not show cues to sound nature