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Phonetics (Production)
Terms for Exam #1 Class 352
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
09/22/2011

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Phonetic Transcription of Vowels
Definition
Vowels are the most sonorant, or intense audible sounds in speech.  Unlike the way consonants are described in phonetics, vowels are described using tongue height (hi-mid-low), tongue advancement (front-central-back), lip roundedness (rounded or unrounded), and tenseness (lax, or tense).
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Diphthongs
Definition
Are complex vowels that involve two-part vowel sounds and transition one vowel to another vowel in the same syllable. 
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Distinctive Features
Definition
When a feature distinguishes one phoneme from another phoneme it is known as having a distinctive feature.  Phonemes are designated binary values known as having (-)minus or (+)plus to denote the features absence or presence.
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Manner of Articulation
Definition
Describes how the manner of airstream is modified by the vocal tract in order to produce a sound.
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Stops
Definition
Stops are made by obstructing the flow of airstream completey in the oral cavity.
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Fricatives
Definition
Fricatives are produced by almost nearing the obstruction of airflow of the vocal tract.
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Affricates
Definition
Affricates are made by briefly stopping the airstream completely and the releasing the articulators slightly to produce a friction noise; otherwise known as, creating a sequence of a stop followed by a fricative.
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Glides
Definition
Are made with a slight closure of the vocal tract, so that if it were open just the slightest, a vowel sound would be produced.
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Nasals
Definition
Are produces by lowering the velum, so that the airstream is directed up the nasal cavity and out throught the nasal passage.
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Flap/Tap
Definition
A flap is similar to a stop, in that, it produces a complete obstruction of airflow, but in a manner that is much faster than that of a stop.
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Rhotic
Definition
Is the sequence of a vowel-/r/-consonant, or vowel-/r/-word boundary that are generally permitted in most English American dialects. Ex.  In AAE, profession would be pronounced as p/u/fession (Non-rhotic), or
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Lateral
Definition
A sound produced with airflow that passes through the sides of the lingua.
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Place of Articulation
Definition
Describes where, in the vocal tract, a constriction is made mostly by use of the tongue and other parts.
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Bilabial
Definition
Bi- meaning two and -labial meaning lips.  This is used to produce sounds /b/, /w/, and /p/.
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Labial/Velar
Definition
Labial describes lips and velar is the soft part of the palate in the oral cavity.  The sequence of terms may also be describing the diadokinetichs of therapy.  The velar is used to produce sounds /g/ and /k/.
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