voice and diction midterm

consonants classified by

place, method, voicing

vowels classified by

height, place, tension

vowel SOUNDS classified by

front, mid, back

cognates

same place and manner of articulation, different voicing

necessary for speech

vibrator (vocal folds), force (breath), medium

objective measures of speech

frequency, intensity, complexity

subjective measures of speech

pitch, loudness, quality

audition

hearing

innervation

brain signals body to make sound

phonation

alteration of air to make sound waves

resonance

amplification from nasal and oral cavities

articulation

using articulators to

dialect

variation of a language

diphthong

blend of vowel sounds

plosive

blocking of breath stream by articulators followed by strong blast of air

Fricatives

stream of air shaped by articulators 

Labiodental shift

engages upper teeth (f and v) 

alveolars

articulated with flat or tip of tongue on alveolar ridge

nasals

air moves through and exits nasal cavity

glides

lips move from one position to another (w)

Affricate

 

begins as a stop, immediately released as fricative (j and ch) 

Lateral

air exits laterally from sides of tongue