Phonology 1 - Delta Module 1 Mock Test

Provide the definition for the term.

MINIMAL PAIR

• These are words that only have one sound differentiating them.

• Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling

• A word opposite in meaning to another

• A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language

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FRICATIVE

• denoting a type of consonant made by the friction of breath in a narrow opening, producing a turbulent air flow

• a phoneme which combines two sounds sharing the same place of articulation

• are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough precision to create turbulent airflow

• are consonant sounds that are produced with the tongue close to or touching the ridge behind the teeth on the roof of the mouth

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ARTICULATION

• the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech

• is the production of sound from oscillation of the vocal folds (or 'vocal cords') and resonance of the vocal tract, both of which are essential for normal speech and singing function.

• is air. You need it to produce the pressure and vibration necessary for sound

• refers to a classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration

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BILABIAL

• sounds are those that are made with both lips and by partially stopping the air coming from the mouth when the sound is pronounced

• sounds are those in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue, but are blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth

• consonants articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth

• a consonant that is pronounced with the back part of the tongue against the soft palate

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VOICELESS SOUNDS

• do not use the vocal cords to produce their hard, percussive sounds

• are pronounced with an accompanying forceful expulsion of air

• syllabic speech sounds pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract

• basic speech sounds in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable

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NASAL CONSONANT

• a type of sound produced with a lowered velum in the mouth, allowing air to come out through the nose, while the air is not allowed to pass through the mouth because something (like the tongue or the lips) is stopping it.

• is a sound that is pronounced with the body of the tongue against the hard palate.

• a sound articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth

• a sound that is produced with a lowering of the soft palate so that the air flow escapes through the nose and the mouth simultaneously