Speech & Hearing Sciences Ch. 8

Which acoustic cue is most directly affected by transglottal airflow during stop production?

voice and onset time

Voiceless stops always exhibit complete silence during the stop gap regardless of context.

false

The time between stop release and onset of voicing is called ________.

voice onset time (VOT)

How does VOT differ between voiced and voiceless stops.

Voiced stops typically have short, zero, or negative VOT (prevoicing), whereas voiceless stops have longer positive VOT, often with aspiration.

Which feature best distinguishes bilabial from velar stops acoustically?

Spectral shape of burst

Aspiration occurs after both voiced and voiceless stops equally.

false

Simultaneous articulation of adjacent phonemes is called ________.

coarticulation

Describe anticipatory vs retentive coarticulation.

Anticipatory coarticulation is when an upcoming sound influences the current sound; retentive coarticulation is when effects of a preceding sound carry over into the following sound.

Which pattern would indicate a velar “pinch”?

F2 and F3 converge