Terms & Concepts
Acoustic Phonetics
Consonants
Transcription
What's the Word
100

A consonant that follows a vowel in any syllable

What is a CODA

100

One of the 3 major parameters used to describe the acoustic characteristic of a speech sound that is measured in Hertz (Hz)

What is FREQUENCY

100

A combination of a stop + fricative.

What are affricates.

100

Transcribe the following word: "cloak"

/klok/

100

/ɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən/ 

imagination

200

An international system of representing speech sounds in writing.

What is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

200
Perceived as "loudness" - the amplitude of energy associated with a particular speech sound and measured in decibels (dB)

What is INTENSITY

200

The 3 dimensions in the classification of consonants are manner, place, and _______________ .

What is VOICING

200

Transcribe the following word: "quail"

/kwel/

200

/dɛləkət/ 

delicate
300

The smallest unit of language with meaning; can also be "bound"

What is a MORPHEME

300

A graphic representation of the 3 major physical parameters of sound: time, frequency, & intensity.

What is a SPECTROGRAM

300

A voiced, labiodental fricative

What is /v/
300

Transcribe the following word: "time"

 /taɪm/

300

/ˈgænən ˌjunəˈvɜrsəti/

Gannon University

400
The process by which phonemes take on the phonetic character of neighboring sounds due to coarticulation

What is ASSIMILATION

400

Resonant frequencies of the vowel tract.

What are FORMANTS

400

A voiceless, alveolar fricative

What is /s/

400

Transcribe the following words:  "We eat bacon."

 /wi it ˈbeɪkən/ 

400

/ˈhænə ˈɛmɪli kol ˈheɪli/

Hannah, Emily, Cole, Haley

500

A geographic or cultural variation of a language, with distinctive phonological, lexical, and morpho-syntactic features

What is a DIALECT

500

The vowel quadrilateral shows tongue advancement and tongue _______________ .

What is HEIGHT

500

An alveolar, voiced fricative

What is /z/

500

Transcribe the following phrase:  "We had a really good time."

/wi hæd ʌ rilɪ gʊd taɪm/

500

/ɪt hæz bɪn ən ˈɑsəm səˈmɛstər/ 

It has been an awesome semester!