Articulatory phonetics

4 Written Questions

1. extent to which tongue is elevated toward palate
2. increased constriction (fricatives, affricates, stops)
3. part of tongue elevated
4. level of muscle activity and length of vowel (tense-increased act and length)

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. degree of mouth opening at lips
   1. open/close
   2. rounded/unrounded
   3. monopthongs
   4. consonants
2. deals with categorization and classification of the production features of speech sounds
   1. consonants
   2. diphthongs
   3. obstruents
   4. articulatory phonetics
3. relatively open vocal tract
   1. tense/lax
   2. vowels
   3. open/close
   4. high/low
4. relative closeness of tongue to roof of mouth
   1. vowels
   2. tense/lax
   3. open/close
   4. high/low

4 True/False Questions

1. consonants → significant constriction within vocal tract (partial or complete, mouth or pharynx)

   True        False

2. diphthongs → pure vowels, Remain same throughout entire production. Pure vowels. Very little formant movement

   True        False

3. sonorants (semivowels) → decreased constriction of airway (nasals, liquids, glides)

   True        False

4. monopthongs → change in quality, - two-vowel combinations where both vowels are heard, but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending, i.e., oy in TOY.

   True        False