History of phonetics
Who is the author of the 4000-page dictionary book “Kitab al ‘ayn”?
Al-Khalil
What tool takes pictures of the inside of the body using radiation?
X-ray
This organ acts as an air pump, providing the airflow needed for speech.
the lungs
Larynx’s function in vocal tract
to control pitch and voice
How supra-laryngeal vocal tract is divided?
Active and passive articulators
To which of these did the Ancient Greek and Romans paid most their attention to: syntax & logic or phonetics & phonology?
Syntax and logic
The technology used to descrive vocal tract that is based on the reflection of sound waves is?
Sonography
A large dome-shaped muscle that runs through the middle of the body and separates the chest from the stomach
the diaphragm
What is Trachea and its function?
Is a tube that connects the mouth and lungs.
What does the active articulates include?
Tongue (tip, blade), lower lip
Why in Ancient India, scribes were making notes and creating detailed anatomical descriptions of vocal tract?
For correct Sanskrit pronunciation and grammar
What is the technology that uses magnetic field and sends radiowave pulse of energy in vocal tract research?
MRI
This rare airflow mechanism involves speaking while inhaling instead of exhaling.
the pulmonic ingressive airstream mechanism
Larynx’s non-speech function
separates the lungs and the stomach
Which vocal tract organ can be called “muscular hydrostat“
Tongue