Italian Diction Jeopardy

Definitions

100

Vowel

a sound in speech with no impeding of the air through the articulators

200

Consonant

a sound in speech where air flow is impeded by the articulators

300

Phoneme

a single sound in speech

400

Articulation

correct movement of speech organs to create phonemes

500

Enunciation

Crisp articulation and pronunciation in a clear manner

Syllabification and Stress

100

Secco

'sec | co

200

Finiti

fi | 'ni | ti

300

Perché

per | 'che

400

Dolente

Do | 'len | te

500

disciogliea

di | scio | 'glie | a

Pronunciation

100

['twɔ:i]

['twɔ:i]

200

['pɛt:to]

['pɛt:to]

300

['sup: pli tʃe]

['sup: pli tʃe]

400

[a go 'ni a]

[a go 'ni a]

500

[vɛn 'dɛm: mja]

[vɛn 'dɛm: mja]

IPA

100

Cantar

['can taɾ]

200

Guinta

['gwin ta]

300

Masetto

[ma 'zet: to]

400

applauso

[ap: 'pla:u zo]

500

immischiarsi

[im: mi 'skjar si]

Random

100

What are the vowel sounds of Italian Diction?

[i], [u], [a], [e], [o] open e, open o

200

What is a diphthong?

Two consecutive vowel sounds

300

What are the names of the two types of accent marks in Italian diction?

Grave (à) and acute (á)

400

What is the difference in the way we pronounce a single consonant and a double consonant?

Double consonants are held longer

500

Explain the difference between voiced and unvoiced consonants.

Voiced: vocal folds are engaged, unvoiced: vocal folds do NOT make sound