Phonetics Quiz 2

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Vowels have a relatively BLANK vocal tract

  • open

  • no constriction


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3 aspects of vowel production

  • spatial

  • temporal

  • functional


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spatial

  • articulators are positioned to NOT CONSTRICT the oral and pharyngeal cavities


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temporal

  • sound can be sustained indefinitely


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functional

  • syllable must contain a vowel sound as the nucleus


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tongue dimensions

  • tongue height

  • tongue advancement

  • tongue tenseness


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in English all front vowels are…

un rounded

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point vowel

  • highest front vowel

  • /i/


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what percent are front vowels?

vowels

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all vowels are….

voiced

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what is the shortest vowel?

schwa

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front vowels are always

unrounded

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most open vowel

  • “ah”

  • /a/