Organ of Speech (Airstream) Qu!z

What is an Airstream mechanism in phonology?

• A type of consonantal sound produced using the airflow

• A method of vowel articulation

• A specific feature of word stress

• A variation of pitch in speech

2. Which Airstream mechanism is produced by pushing air from the lungs?

• Pulmonic egressive

• Glottalic ingressive

• Velaric egressive

• Click sounds

Which of the following sounds is produced with the glottalic ingressive mechanism?

• Voiceless stops

• Voiced implosives

• Clicks

• Nasals

What type of sound involves the velaric airstream mechanism?

• Nasals

• Clicks

• Fricatives

• Stops

What is a key characteristic of a pulmonic egressive sound?

• It involves air moving into the lungs

• It is produced by expelling air from the lungs

• It is a click sound produced by the tongue

• It is produced with a constricted vocal tract

Which language feature involves the use of click sounds as part of its phonological inventory?

• French

• English

• Zulu

• Mandarin

What is the Airstream mechanism used to produce implosive sounds?

• Pulmonic egressive

• Glottalic egressive

• Glottalic ingressive

• Velaric egressive

8. Which of the following describes the airstream process for producing a nasal sound?

• Pulmonic egressive

• Velaric ingressive

• Glottalic egressive

• Pulmonic ingressive

What does the term "click" in phonology refer to in terms of Airstream mechanism?

• A sound produced by the tongue and roof of the mouth

• A fricative produced with vocal fold vibration

• A plosive produced by stopping the airflow

• A sound made by obstructing the nasal passage

In phonology, which of the following airstream mechanisms is not typically found in English?

• Pulmonic egressive

• Glottalic ingressive

• Velaric ingressive

• Glottalic egressive