Tricky Terms
Articulatory Descriptions
Syllables
Transcription
Wild Card
100
Define a "phoneme"

Speech sound! Smallest unit of sound. Doesn't contain meaning on its own, but if swapped for another phoneme, the meaning of the word would change!

100

Provide the articulatory description of /k/ 

Voiceless velar stop

100
Define open & closed syllables

Open syllable = no coda (ends in vowel sound)

Closed syllable = coda (ends in consonant sound)

100

What is the English orthography of the word /tʃɪk/

Chick

100

Does English spelling usually match IPA transcription?

NO! Don't let the spelling of a word fool you! Focus on the SOUNDS in the word  only!

200

Define "diacritics"

Special modifiers used in narrow transcription to specify exactly how a sound was produced

200

Provide the articulatory description of /v/

Voiced labiodental fricative 

200
Describe how the syllable tree for the word "Fuming" would look

Syllable 1:

Onset: /fj/

Rime -- Nucleus: /u/, Coda: none (open)


Syllable 2:

Onset: /m/ 

Rime -- Nucleus: /ɪ/, Coda: /ŋ/ (closed)

200

What is the English orthography of the word /roʊg/

Rogue

200

Child says "shoe" instead of "chew"

What type of phonological process?

Deaffrication

300

What is the study of the linguistic rules that govern the sound system in our language?

Phonology

300

Provide the articulatory description of /ʒ/

Voiced palatal fricative

300

Compare the articulatory features of the onsets in the words: "bite" & "mite"

Same: place & voice

Different: manner: /b/ = stop, /m/ = nasal

300

What is the English orthography of the word /beɪʒ/

Beige

300

List the earlier developing sounds & the later developing sounds

Early: stops, nasals, glides, vowels

Later: fricatives, affricates, liquids, consonant clusters

400

Define the phonological process "fronting" and give an example

velar or palatal move to alveolar. 

400

Provide the articulatory description of /ɝ/

Mid, central, tense, rounded vowel

400

Name a word that contains a consonant cluster in the coda

Box, Fox, Rinse, Claps, Taps, Bored, Blocks

400

What is the English orthography of the word /ɪʃju/, identify how many syllables are in the word, and state whether it is open or closed

Issue, 2 syllables (both open)

400

Provide an example of a protoword & state what makes it different than a real word

Protoword: Child walks around the block saying "adodo" every time he sees a sprinkler & points to it. 

Different than real word because it doesn't resemble the adult like form, despite being used consistently to refer to the same thing

500
Explain the difference between phonemic and nonphonemic diphthongs. Then, list the 3 phonemic and 2 nonphonemic diphthongs

Phonemic: does not exist on vowel quad; change it & the word's meaning changes

  • /ɑɪ/ as in “buy”

  • /ɑʊ/ as in “cow”

  • /oɪ/ as in “boy”

Nonphonemic: has a monophthong counterpart on vowel quad; swap it w/monophthong & word's meaning doesn't change

  • /eɪ/ as in “say”

  • /oʊ/ as in “go”

500

Provide the articulatory description of /eɪ/

Mid, front, tense, unrounded to high-mid, front, lax, unrounded

500

Compare the articulatory features of the codas in the words: "Tough" & "Talk"

Same: voice (vl)

Different: place & manner (/f/ = labiodental fricative; /k/ = velar stop) 

500

Transcribe the word "gymnasium" (type your answer in the chat)

/dʒɪmneɪziəm/

500

Why is it important to differentially diagnose articulation & phonological disorders? Give one example of a treatment approach you'd use for artic treatment & one for phonology treatment

The cause of each disorder is different, so the treatment approach changes

Artic treatment: traditional approach (drill it)

Phonological treatment: cycles

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