Describe the IPA Symbol
[ɑ]
Low
Back
Tense
Unrounded
Vowel
What is a vowel?
A sound produced with minimal obstruction of the vocal tract
Voiceless bilabial oral stop
[p]
[kʰʊd]
could
What is manner of articulation?
Voicing, orality/nasality, and constriction type
[ð]
Voiced
Interdental
Oral
Fricative
What is descriptive grammar?
The rules that define what speech is acceptable and comprehensible according to the mental grammar of a language
Voiceless alveopalatal fricative
[ʃ]
[kʰʌp]
cup
Give the natural class of these sounds: [f v θ z h]
Fricatives
[n]
Voiced
Alveolar
Nasal
Stop
What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?
Phonetics concerns sounds produced (outside of the head) while phonology concerns mental categories of sounds (inside the head)
Mid back lax rounded vowel
[ɔ]
[θɪŋz]
things
What does a minimal pair tell us about two sounds?
They are two different phonemes
[ɹ]
Voiced
Alveolar
Oral
Retroflex
Liquid
What is an allophone?
The physical realization (actual sound) of a phoneme (mental category)
Voiced labiovelar oral glide
[w]
[əstawnd]
astound
Name this part of the vocal tract:
(see image for Exam 1 Jeopardy Potpourri-400)
Nasal Cavity
[æ]
Low
Front
Lax
Unrounded
Vowel
What is a strident?
A particularly noisy fricative or affricate
Mid central lax unrounded vowel
[ə]
[ətʰejn]
attain
What is complementary distribution in phonology?
Environment determines which allophone of a phoneme will be used