Vowels
Which vowel is high, front, unrounded, tense?
i
ɪ
high, front, unrounded, lax
Which vowel is mid, central, unrounded, lax?
ə
What is a pair of letters that represent a single speech sound?
Digraph
What is fundamental frequency?
“habitual” pitch: the frequency a person typically speaks with
Which vowel is low-mid, front, unrounded, lax?
ɛ
æ
low, front, unrounded, lax
ʌ
low-mid, back-central, unrounded, lax
What is an allograph?
Different letter sequences/patterns that represent the same sound
What are the three major cavities of the supralaryngeal system?
Pharyngeal, oral, nasal
Which vowel is high, back, rounded, tense?
u
ʊ
high, back, rounded, lax
ɚ
mid, central, rounded, lax
What is a minimal pair for the word “hat”?
cat, bat, mat, hot, etc.
Where are most of the articulators located?
Oral cavity
Which vowel is low-mid, back, rounded, tense?
ɔ
o
high-mid, back, rounded, tense
Which vowel is mid, central, rounded, tense?
ɝ
How do we change the respiratory cycle for speech production?
Inhalation: 10%
Exhalation: 90%
What do these words have in common? Phlegm, Bother, Shake
They all have a digraph
Which vowel is high-mid, front, unrounded, tense?
e
ɑ
low, back, unrounded, tense
What are the point vowels?
i ɑ æ u
How many graphemes in the word “through”
7
How many phonemes in the word “through”?
3