Phonology Ch. 11

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In the articulation of which consonants do you use the tip of the tongue?
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Terms in this set (16)
In the articulation of which consonants do you use the tip of the tongue?
Alveolar

Interdental
In the articulation of which consonants do you use the blade of the tongue?
Alveolar

Postalveolar
In the articulation of which consonants do you use the front of the tongue?
Palatal
In the articulation of which consonants do you use the back of the tongue?
Velar

Labiovelar
What is the difference between fricatives and approximants?
Both have constriction of the vocal tract

Fricatives have a noisy airstream

Approximants have smooth airflow, all voiced
Whats the difference between stops and nasals?
Stops have complete closure of the vocal tract (no air can go through the mouth)

Nasals have closure of the vocal tract so that air can go through the nasal cavity
How is a lateral produced?
Tongue touches the roof of mouth without contacting the teeth
What is an affricate?
A stop followed by a fricative, made at the same place of articulation
How are consonants best described?
Why is the best description difficult?
The best description is difficult because gestures are hard to describe
Why is it that /h/ is not in Table 11.3?
It does not have any particular place of articulation and takes on the characteristics of vowels next to it
What are approximants?Consonants made by narrowing of the vocal tract while still allowing airflowWhere is the tip of the tongue when /th/ is produced in American English and where is it in British English?American: between the teeth (interdental) British: behind the upper teeth (dental)How do the two consonants in 'plan' /pl/ overlap in their articulation?The tongue is already on the alveolar ridge for /l/ so then /l/ is voiceless because we are getting ready for the following vowelHow do the vowel and the consonant in 'pan' overlap in their articulation?The vowel is nasalized because it is followed by a nasalHow does the /k/ in 'key' differ from the /k/ in 'car'They have slightly different places of articulation because they're getting ready for the following vowel The /k/ in key is palatalized because it is getting ready for the /i/Why /n/ in 'input' is often pronounced as [m]Because of co-articulation and the lips begin to close for /p/ - making the sound /m/