CSDS 101 Midterm

j

lingua-palatal

glide

voiced

sonorant, oral, back, non-labial

u

high back

tense

rounded

o

mid back

tense

rounded

a

low back

tense

unrounded

ʊ

high back

lax

rounded

ɔ

low mid back

lax

rounded

ʃ

lingua-palatal

fricative

voiceless

obstruent, continuant, back

What are the structures used for speech production?

Lips, Larynx, Glottis, Lungs, Hard Palate, Pharynx, Soft Palate, Vocal Folds, Tongue

Phonetics

Study of speech sounds

Phonemes

Units of sound that carry meaning

Phones

Any sound the vocal tract is capable of producing

Allophones

Variations in production of different phonemes

Phonology

A branch of linguistics involved with how phonemes are represented in the human brain

Morphology

The study of how units of language are put together to form words

Morphemes

Units of language that carry meaning

Allomorphs

Variations of a morpheme

Articulators

Anatomical structures above the level of the larynx used in speech production

Lungs

Sponge-like tissue within a cavity formed by the ribcage

Larynx

Structure located just above the trachea and extends to just below the root of the tongue

Vocal Folds

Movement will determine whether phonemes are voiced or voiceless

Adduction

Vocal folds come together making voiced sounds

Abduction

Vocal folds are apart making voiceless sounds

Glottis

The space between the vocal folds

Pharynx

A tubular, funnel shaped structure located posterior to the root of the tongue and extending downward to the esophagus

Alveolar Ridge

Ridged areas in the maxilla and mandible that contain the upper and lower teeth

PARR

Phonation, Articulation, Respiration, Resonation

Early 8

b, d, h, j, m, n, p, w

Mid 8

f, g, k, t, v, tʃ, dʒ, ŋ

Late 8

l, ɹ, s, z, ʃ, θ, ð, ʒ