Terms
What do you call the sounds of the English language?
Phonemes?
Place where p, m, w are articulated.
Bilabial
ay hop ðə ɪgzæm ɪz izi.
I hope the exam is easy.
One vowel vowel sound
Monophthong
which syllable is stressed in the word "disappear?"
-pear
These sounds are made by obstructing air flow as it passes from the lungs through the vocal tract.
Consonants
Place where k, g, ŋ are articulated.
Velar
lɪŋgwɪstɪks ɪz may fevərət səbdʒɛkt.
"Linguistics is my favorite subject."
The vowel used when the syllable is not stressed.
Schwa
What's the difference between /p/ and /b/?
Voicing
It refers to where a sound is produced.
Place of articulation
Place where h is articulated.
Glottal
flot layk ə bətərflɑj stɪŋ layk ə bi.
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Two-vowel vowel sounds
Diphthongs
The difference between /p/ and /m/.
Manner of articulation and voicing
It refers to how a sound is produced.
Manner of articulation
Sounds that are produced by completely stopping airflow.
Stops
"ɛdʒəkeʃən ɪz ðə most pawərfəl wɛpən."
"Education is the most powerful weapon."
What do you call these sounds /ay/, /aw/, and /ɔy/?
Diphthongs
Which syllable is stressed in the word "unfriendly?"
-friend
A part of language study that deals with letters and spelling.
Orthography
A type of continuant, allows air to keep moving without stopping, but restrict it so much that noise is produced from the friction.
Fricative
wʌt du ju wɑn tə du əbawt ɪt?
"What do you want to do about it?"
What criterion of describing vowels explains these sounds: /u/, /ʊ/, /o/, and /ɔ/?
Rounded vowels/Roundedness
way dɪdənt ðə skɛlətən krɒs ðə strit? ɪt dɪdənt hæv ɛni gəts!
Why didn't the skeleton cross the street? It didn't have any guts!"