General Q-s
The definition of "Phonetics"
The study of the sounds made by the human voice in speech
Name the divisions of the tongue
Tip, blade, front, back, root
Classification of Consonant Sounds (categories)
Voicing, Place of articulation, Manner of articulation
Types of vowels according to the position of the lips
Rounded & Unrounded
Types of T sounds in English Phonetics
True T, Flap T, Silent T, Vanishing T, Stop T, Glottal T
What's the difference between sounds and letters?
Letters are symbols. Sounds are what we make when we pronounce those symbols
Passive organs of speech
Hard palate, alveolar ridge, teeth
10 types of consonant sounds according to the place of articulation
Bilabial, Labiodental, Dental, Alveolar, Post-alveolar, Palato-alveolar, Palatal, Velar, Glottal, Labial-velar
Front Vowels
/i:/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, and /æ/
The difference between Light L & Dark L (articulation and examples)
Light L - the back of the tongue is not raised (love, light, life).
Dark L - the back of the tongue is raised slightly (well, real, always).
What is a phoneme?
Phoneme is a distinctive sound of a language.
Active organs of speech
Lips, tongue, vocal cords, soft palate, jaw
Approximates Sounds
/l/, /r/, /w/, /j/
Types of vowels according to the tongue position
Vertical position of the tongue: high, mid, or low
Horizontal position: front, central, or back.
Central & Back Vowels
Central: /uː/, /ʊ/, /ɜː/, /ʌ/
Back: /ɒ/, /ɔː/, /ɑː/
What is an allophone?
Allophone is a variation of a phoneme that is still heard to be the same sound.
The empty space between two small membranes is called _____. (And give the name of these two small membranes)
Two small membranes - vocal cords or vocal folds.
The empty space - glottis.
5 types of consonant sounds according to the manner of articulation
Plosive, Fricative, Affricate, Nasal, Approximates
What's the difference between tense and lax vowels?
The pronunciation of tense vowels requires greater tension in the vocal tract muscles (long vowels) than lax vowels (short vowels).
Produce the sound: /ɜː/
/ɜː/ as in her, first, girl, etc.
The definition of "Aspiration" and its rules (in what cases it occurs).
Aspiration - The puff of air that is produced with some sounds. (voiceless stops)
Aspiration occurs: at the beginning of a word, at the beginning of a stressed syllable.
The space in the throat, mouth, and nose where sound is produced
Vocal Tract
Alveolar Sounds
/t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/, and /l/
Identify the vowel sounds:
red cat
/ɛ/, /æ/
Fricative and Affricate Consonants
Fricative: /f/, /v/, /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ᴣ/, /h/, /θ/ and /ð/.
Affricate: /ʧ/, /ʤ/