CLA Phonology

What is a phoneme?

• the smallest unit of sound

• a blend of phone and meme

• a single letter

• the volume of your voice

p b t d k g are all examples of...

• plosives

• fricatives

• affricates

• nasals

th sh f s are examples of...

• plosives

• fricatives

• affricates

• nasals

ch (as in church) and dg (as in judge) are...

• plosives

• fricatives

• affricates

• nasals

What is a glottal stop?

• a combination of a plosive and a fricative

• how you make an L sound

• making a fricative sound last a long time

• closing vocal cords instead of pronouncing a T

What sound does it represent?

• TH as in "that"
• TH as in "think"
• TH as in "both"
• TH as in "Math"

IPA stands for

• Interval Pronunciation Association
• International Phoneme Alphabet
• International Phonetic Alphabet
• International Phonetic Association

Which place of articulation is furthest back in the mouth?

• labio-dental

• alveolar

• bilabial

• velar

Which sounds are in the 'early 8'?

• g f ch

• sh th r

• m d n p

Fricatives are harder for children than plosives

• true

• false