Consonants and Vowels

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms and concepts related to speech sound classification, including categories, articulation, and phonetic transcription.

Vowels

Produced with unobstructed vocal tract.

Consonants

Result from some degree of airflow constricted at some point in the vocal tract.

Place of Articulation

Location in the mouth where constriction occurs during the production of sounds.

Manner of Articulation

How the sound is produced, including various categories such as stops, fricatives, and affricates.

Voicing

Refers to whether vocal fold vibrations occur during the production of speech sounds.

Sonorants

Sounds with a relatively open oral or nasal cavity, including liquids, nasals, and glides.

Obstruents

Sounds produced with a complete or partial obstruction of airflow.

Cognate Pairs

Sounds that differ only by voicing, such as /p/ and /b/.

Nasal Cavity

The space behind the nose that is involved in the production of nasal sounds.

Metaphonological Awareness

Consciousness of speech sounds by analyzing, explaining, or transcribing them.

Phonetic Transcription

A written representation of speech sounds that uses symbols to depict pronunciation.

Glottal Phoneme

Sounds produced by narrowing the glottis, such as /h/.

Stridents

Sounds produced with directed airflow against a surface, primarily certain fricatives and affricates.

Sibilants

A subset of stridents referred to as hissing sounds.