Phonetics and Phonology Review

What is Phonetics about?

• It deals with speech in its purely physical aspects.

• It is a branch of linguistics describing the sounds.

• It studies the sounds of English and classifies them.

• It studies the phonemes of English and classifies them.

What are the main branches of phonetics?

• Articulatory, acoustic and auditory

• Articulatory, phonological and auditional

• Auditory, phonetical and acoustical

What is the word that corresponds to the following definition? "a stretch of speech produced by a single speaker, with silence before and after"

What is a minimal pair?

• A pair of words which differs only in two sound segments.

• A pair of words which differs only in one sound segment.

• A pair of words which differs in a vowel sound.

• A pair of words which differs in a consonant.

Is the pair of words you see in the image a minimal pair?

• Yes, it is

• No, it isn't

• Yes, it is, but only when spelled.

• Yes, it is, but only when transcribed.

How many vocalic phonemes does the English language have?

What is the kind of transcription that we use when transcribing in English in this class?

TRUE OR FALSE: Is the LARYNX a supraglottal cavity?

• TRUE

• FALSE

What's the name of the opening between the vocal cords?

What are the basic components of speech?

• Phonation, voice and articulation

• Initiation, formation and articulation

• Initiation, phonation and articulation