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If an individual has difficulties producing /k/ and /g/, they might have challenges with
Producing back or velar sounds
velar voiceless stop
/k/
/m/
bilabial voiced nasal
If an individual has challenges producing /s/, /z/, /∫/, /ʒ/, they have difficulties producing
Fricatives
/ð/
Interdental voiceless fricative
Why is it essential for SLPs to know phonetics?
Analysis of speech sound production
Diagnosis of speech sound disorders
Provide effective & efficient therapy
What are suprasegmentals?
Prosidic features of speech that include:
Pitch
Stress
Rate of speech
Juncture
Why do SLPs use the International Phonetic Alphabet to transcribe speech sound productions?
Consistent & mutually agreed upon system
Decreases confusion that can come from allographic (written) variations
palatal voiceless affricate
/t∫/
/u/
high back rounded
alveolar voiced lateral
/l/
/b/
How many total phonemes are used in American English? How many in each category?
44 total
24 consonants
14 vowels
6 diphthongs
/j/
palatal voiced glide
labiodental voiceless fricative
/f/
/ə/
mid central unrounded
True or false: allophonic variations change the semantic meaning of a word
False
/h/
glottal voiceless fricative
+ consonantal
+ anterior
+ coronal
+ continuant
+ strident
+ voice
/z/
Which category of phoneme is produced by narrowing or closing of the vocal tract and contact of a movable articulator with another articulator (movable or immovable)
Consonant
+ high
+ coronal
+ tense
+ continuant
+ strident
/∫/
back low-mid rounded
/ɔ/
high front unrounded
/i/ or /ɪ/
/ʒ/
Palatal voiced fricative
low front unrounded
/æ/