Place of articulation
What does (place of articulation) mean in phonetics?
The place in the vocal tract where the air is modified to produce a certain sound.
What are the liquid sounds?
/l/ and /r/
What is the glottis?
The space between the vocal folds.
What are the three major branches of phonetics?
Articulatory phonetics, how speech sounds are produced
Acoustic phonetics, the physical sound waves and their properties
Auditory phonetics, how sounds are perceived by the listener
At which exact place of articulation are the English sounds /p/ and /b/ produced, and which articulators are involved?
Bilabials, involving the upper and lower lips.
What is the difference between oral stops and nasal stops when it comes to the manner of articulation ?
In oral stops, the velum is raised so that there is no escape for the air through the nose, while in nasal stops, the velum is lowered.
Which glottal state occurs when the vocal folds are far apart and no vibration happens?
Voiceless state
What is the IPA symbol for the initial consonant sound in the word “pop”?
/p/
What is the difference between alveolar and velar sounds?
Alveolar sounds are made at the alveolar ridge, while velar sounds are made at the soft palate (velum).
What are sibilant and strident sounds?
A group of fricatives and affricatives that are noisier.
What glottal state produces vibration of the vocal folds?
Voiced state
Transcribe the final consonant sound in the word “bag” using IPA.
/ɡ/
Which sound has a different place of articulation? /t/ /d/ /s/ /k/
/k/ is velar, while the others are alveolar
Name the two affricates found in English.
Which glottal state involves the front of the vocal folds being close together while the back is apart?
Whisper state
What is the IPA symbol for the voiceless alveolar fricative in English (the sound at the start of “sun”)?
/s/
What is the place of articulation where the tongue is placed between teeth? Provide an example of a sound produced there.
Interdental, for example /θ/ and /ð/
Give me two accents where the /r/ sound is produced through the trill manner.
The Scottish and Arabic accents.
What glottal state produces voiced sound with relaxed vocal folds allowing extra airflow, causing a breathy effect?
Murmur (breathy voice)
Transcribe the consonant sequence of the word “conscious” using IPA.
/k, n, ʃ, s/