Intro to Phonetics/Phonology

Which of the following best describes phonology?

• Study of speech organs

• Study of sound waves

• Study of how speech sounds function in a language

• Study of written symbols

Which airstream mechanism is most common in English and most world languages?

• Glottalic ingressive

• Pulmonic egressive

• Velaric ingressive

• Pulmonic ingressive

What do we call the body parts involved in producing speech sounds?

• Phonemes

• Articulators

• Transcribers

• Organs

Which of the following is NOT an active articulator?

• Tongue

• Lips

• upper teeth

• lower teeth

Which of the following sounds is typically voiceless?

• /z/

• /d/

• /p/

• /v/

What determines whether a sound is voiced?

• Whether the velum is raised

• The position of the tongue

• Vibration of the vocal cords

• Whether air escapes through the nose

What happens during the production of oral sounds?

• Air passes only through the nose

• Vocal cords are fully open

• Velum is lowered

• Air escapes only through the mouth

What is the function of the velum in speech production?

• It generates airflow

• It determines nasality

• It vibrates to produce voiced sounds

• It controls pitch

Which word contains a nasal consonant?

• Bee

• Lee

• Hang

• Vine

What kind of sound is produced without obstruction in the mouth?

• Consonant

• Vowel

• Voiceless

• Nasal