Linguistics 1 - Phono - Unit 4 and 6

According to the lesson, what is the most crucial role of the larynx in phonetics?

• To house the vocal folds.

• To connect the trachea to the lips.

• To act as the primary power source for speech.

• To create a stricture for plosive consonants.

What is the most noticeable and important difference between initial fortis plosives (/p/, /t/, /k/) and initial lenis plosives (/b/, /d/, /g/)?

• The place of articulation.

• The strength of the plosion.

• The aspiration of the voiceless plosives.

• The presence of voicing during the compression phase.

What happens to a vowel or diphthong that comes before a final fortis consonant like /p/, /t/, /k/, or /s/?

• It is shortened.

• It becomes a nasal sound.

• It becomes fully voiced.

• It is lengthened considerably.

For a sequence of a plosive and a fricative to be considered a single affricate consonant, what condition must be met?

• The plosive must be aspirated.

• They must both be fortis sounds.

• They must be made with the same articulators.

• The sequence must occur in the final position of a word.

Which of the following consonants is a 'continuant'?

• p

• t

• f

• m