General Phonology
Acoustic
Auditive
Articulatory
BONUS questions
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Two words that vary by only a single sound. Ex: sit \ seat , desk \ disk , bad \ bed
What are minimal pairs?
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Studies the acoustic results of different articulations.
What is acoustic phonetics?
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The point of contact where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an articulatory gesture, an active articulator, and a passive location.
What is the place of articulation?
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The process by which a linguistic signal is decoded and understood by a listener.
What is language perception?
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Branch of linguistics that studies how humans make and perceive sounds.
What is phonetics?
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The configuration and interaction of the articulators (speech organs such as the tongue, lips, and palate) when making a speech sound.
What is the manner of articulation?
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Native speakers omit letters, syllables and even words in real life conversations, for examples: like, chocolate, temperature, talk or smiled.
What is elision?
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Bless you!
Is an example of this effect.
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What is ASSIMILATION?
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It is a stop consonant produced with a lowered veil, allowing air to escape freely through the nose.
What is a nasal (nasal occlusive)?
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One of the most common ways to create a visual representation of syntactic structure.
What is a tree diagram?
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A unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a particular language.
What is a phoneme?
50
Consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel that is made by placing two articulators together.
What are the fricatives?
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Studies the way listeners perceive and understand linguistic signals
What is auditory phonetics?
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Studies the way sounds are made with the articulators.
What is articulatory phonetics?
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The understanding of a sentence as a whole.
BONUS QUESTIONS!!!
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This phonological feature is used in poems and rhymes and Dr. Seus shines!
What are minimal pairs?
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A consonant that begins as a stop and is released as a fricative, usually with the same articulation place.
What is an affricate?
100
Person who studies the physical properties of speech.
Who is a phonetician?
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The smallest sequence of phonemes that can be uttered in isolation with objective or practical meaning.
What is a word?