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Monopthongs

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Pure vowel; single unchanging sound quality One primary position in vocal tract

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Diphthongs

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Gradual change in articulation 2 distinct articulatory positions

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First element and second element of a diphthong

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First: on glide Second: off glide

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Off glides are always one of two vowels, what are they?

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Vowel classification: tongue height

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Position of the body of the tongue in the mouth during production. How high or low in oral cavity during production

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Vowel classification: Tongue advancement

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How far forward or back in the mouth the tongue is during production.

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Vowel classification: lip rounding

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Whether or not the lips are rounded (protruded) or unrounded (retracted) during the production. Most back vowels rounded Most front vowels retracted

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Vowel classification: tense or lax

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Tense usually lasts longer in duration and require more muscle effort Lax never end a stressed open syllable

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Articulatory characteristics of /i/

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Tongue height: high Tongue advancement: front Lip rounding: retracted Tense

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Articulatory characteristics of /I/

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Tongue height: high Tongue advancement: front Lip rounding: retracted Lax

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Peculiarities of /I/

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Sounds like /i/ but is really /I/ -unstressed syllables ending in “y” -“-ing” nasalization affects -r-colored vowel

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Articulatory characteristics of /e/

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Tongue height: high mid Tongue advancement: front Lip rounding: retracted Tense

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Articulatory characteristics of /E/

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Tongue height: low mid Tongue advancement: front Lip rounding: retracted Lax

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Peculiarities of /E/

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R-colored vowel

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Articulatory characteristics of /ae/

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Tongue height: low Tongue advancement: front Lip rounding: retracted Lax

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Peculiarities of /ae/

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Nasality perception affects, used when used with the nasal “ng “

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Articulatory characteristics of /u/

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Tongue height: high Tongue advancement: back Lip rounding: rounded Tense

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Peculiarities of /u/

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Often preceded by /j/ as in “you” -/ju/

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Articulatory characteristics of

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Tongue height: high Tongue advancement: back Lip rounding: rounded Lax

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Peculiarities of

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R colored vowel

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Articulatory characteristics of /o/

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Tongue height: high mid Tongue advancement: back Lip rounding: rounded Tense Diphthong used when stressed or at end of word

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Articulatory characteristics of

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Tongue height: low mid Tongue advancement: back Lip rounding: rounded Tense

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Peculiarities of

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R colored vowel

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Articulatory characteristics of

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Tongue height: low Tongue advancement: back Lip rounding: retracted Tense Only back retracted vowel

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Peculiarities of

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R colored vowel

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articulatory characteristics of the schwa

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Tongue height: mid Tongue advancement: central Lip rounding: retracted Lax Unstressed syllables

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Articulatory characteristics of /^/

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Tongue height: low mid Tongue advancement: back central Lip rounding: retracted Lax Stressed syllables Not in open syllables except for “the”

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Articulatory characteristics of the schwar

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Tongue height: mid Tongue advancement: central Lip rounding: rounded Lax Unstressed syllables

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Articulatory characteristics of the /3^/

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Tongue height: mid Tongue advancement: central Lip rounding: rounded Tense Stressed syllables Only tense central vowel

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What are the point vowels?

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/i/ /ae/ /u/ /a/

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R colored vowel

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Often found before /r/ Vowel partially assumes the quality of the consonant /r/ Rhombic diphthong “Hear” - /hIr/

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What are the r-colored vowels

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Resonant Categorizing of Vowels

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Sonorant Vowel like (nasals, liquids, glides) Voiced Resonance through entire vocal tract

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Nonresonant Categorizing of Vowels

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Obstruent Minimal vocal resonance (stops, fricatives, affricates) Voiced: 2 sound sources, obstruction and vfs. Source and filter Voiceless: no source.

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Feature Analysis Vowel Classification

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Organize things by type Classify things by + or - of having the features Distinctive features

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Articulatory classification of consonants

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Manner: how speech sounds are produced Place: where speech sounds are produced (teeth, lips, tongue) Voicing: whether vocal folds vibrate (voiced or voiceless)

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Manner of articulation: stops

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Complete closure of vocal tract Airflow temporarily blocked Air pressure builds up Release produces a stop burst or plosive Velopharynx is closed Fastest movements in speech

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What are the 7 stop consonants?

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/p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/ /?/

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Tap (stop)

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When the alveolar stop is somewhere between voiced and voiceless Rapid movement of tongue tip against alveolar ridge creating a very brief stop consonant “Batter” has a mixed b and t sound

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The velopharyngeal port is ______ most of the time during speech except for nasals

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Closed

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Manner of articulation: nasals

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Complete oral closure Open Velopharynx /m,n,ng/

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Manner of articulation: fricatives

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Narrow constriction where air escapes with a continuous noise Articulators form the narrow constriction and air pressure builds Velopharynx closed

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What are the 9 fricatives consonants

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Manner of articulation: affricates

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Combination of stop closure and fricative

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Manner of articulation: approximately consonants - liquids

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Vowel like with voicing energy constricted only slightly more than vowels /l/ /r/

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Vowel

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Speech sound formed without significant construction of oral/pharyngeal cavities and serves as a syllable nucleus