phonetics for freshman ss

the Study of describing speech sounds

• Phonetics        

• phonology           

• morphology

Function of sounds / patterns

• phonetics               

• phonology             

• morphology

pairs of words which differ only by one sound

• minimal pair

• allophones

• homographs

It is the area which is connected to the lugs till the neck.

The air passes from chest into the neck

• wind pipe

• vocal cords

• pharynx 

As the air passes through the glottis, it causes the vocal cords to vibrate

• glottal stop

• voiceless sounds

• voiced sounds

Folds are wide apart allowing the air from the lungs to escape freely

• glottal stop

• voiceless sounds

• voiced sounds

We have ………………………..vocal chords (folds)

• 2

• 100 

• 50

Is the area above larynx

• larynx                             

• pharynx                      

• trachea

The small piece of tissue which is located at the ends of soft palate(velum)

• larynx                             

• pharynx                      

• uvula

If soft palate raises, it will open ……....and close…………

• Nasal- oral                       

• oral- Nasal               

• larynx-pharynx