Anatomical Parts of Speech
The bony structure that is located just posterior (behind) the alveolar ridge
What is the hard palate?
The primary role of the respiratory system
What is /ɪ/?
Transcribe the vowel in the word "bright"
What is /aɪ/?
A speech sound
What is a phoneme?
The structure that allows us to produce labial/bilabial phonemes
What are the lips?
The supralaryngeal system refers to structures ____________ the larynx
What is above?
Low-front-unrounded-lax
What is /æ/?
Phonetically transcribe the vowel in "trance"
What is /æ/?
Number of phonemes in the word "September"
What is 8?
The major articulator in the production of speech
What is the tongue?
The laryngeal system is responsible for
High-mid-back-rounded-tense
What is /o/?
Transcribe the vowel sounds in the word "compare"
What are /ə/ and /ɛɹ/?
What is a morpheme?
The bony ridge directly behind the upper central incisors
What is the alveolar ridge?
The laryngeal system consists primarily of the
What is the larynx?
Mid-central-rounded-lax
What is /ɚ/?
Transcribe the vowels in the word "grouping"
What are /u/ and /ɪ/?
The term used to describe the vocal folds' state during quiet breathing
What is abduction?
A muscular structure located directly behind the hard palate
What is the soft palate/velum?
The supralaryngeal system is responsible for
What is articulation?
Low-mid-back-central-unrounded-lax
What is /ʌ/?
What are /ʌ/, /ɚ/, and /æ/?
Two vowel sounds combined and articulated closely together that they become one sound
What is a diphthong?