abstract knowledge - phonetics

Phonetics

How to produce speech sound

Articulatory phonetics

how vocal tract produce sounds

Acoustic phonetics

physical properties of sound waves

Auditory phonetics

how listeners perceive sounds

What is human speech apparatus?

system of organs to produce sounds

There are 3 systems related to human speech apparatus, except:

nervous system

when vocal cords is separated and taut, what sounds are produced?

voiceless sound or open glottis

The vocal folds are vibrated, which called …..

Phonation

Glottal stop occurs when….

the vocal folds brought completely and stop the airstream entirely

When the vocal folds are close, kept taut and not vibrated, which sounds are produced?

whispering

Oral sound is produce when….

velum raised against the back of the pharynx and air pass through oral cavity

When the air pass out of the nose exclusively, which sounds are produced?

nasal sound

Vocal tract include….

oral cavity and nasal cavity