ComD 5070 Exam Questions
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In real speech, vowels are seldom produced in ________________. - ANSWER-isolation
Usually there are _______________ on either side of a vowel. - ANSWER-consonants
The production of the vowel is influenced by the sounds that are: - ANSWER-adjacent to it.
What is coarticulation? - ANSWER-When the produciton of a sound is influenced by the sounds
adjacent to it.
It's quite common for the articulation of one of the corner vowels - /a/ , /i/, /u/, /ae/ to be
____________________, when the person is producing normal speech. - ANSWER-undershot, or not
quite achieved
What are the corner vowels? - ANSWER-/a/ , /i/, /u/, /ae/
What is the "neutral" vowel? - ANSWER-/ə/ (schwa)
In ________________ , where you have motor speech disorder, the vowels will be under-articulated
too much, and the speech is ___________________. - ANSWER-dysarthria, distorted.
The _______________ has to make a judgment on the distinction between a normal and a
disordered case of underarticulation. - ANSWER-The clinician
In clinical research, we sometimes use a ___________________ ______________ to quantify how
well a person is articulating. - ANSWER-VOWEL QUADRILATERAL
The area within the vowel quadrilateral is called the: - ANSWER-VOWEL SPACE AREA
, The vowel space area within the quadrilateral can be reflective of a person's: - ANSWER-overall
intelligibility.
If you were going to treat a person with dysarthria, you could measure the person's vowel
quadrilateral area before it started, and again after, and you could document : - ANSWER-changes/
improvements to the vowel space
When the vowel is undershot, or not quite achieved, it is called: - ANSWER-VOWEL NEUTRALIZATION
During vowel neutralization, the position of the tongue is a little closer to the neutral vowel /ə/
(schwa) in the ___________ of the vocal tract. - ANSWER-middle
Increases in the overall space of the vowel quadrilateral are reflective of larger: - ANSWER-articulator
movements
Larger articulator movements are typically associated with improved : - ANSWER-speech
intelligibility.
What do vowel ellipses show? - ANSWER-the differences in the way individuals produce vowels
You may produce a vowel rather differently depending on the vowel's _____________-- which
consonants surround it. - ANSWER-context
The _______________ ____________ is a reflection of how much variability there can be in the first
and second formants, as you produce that vowel in different contexts. - ANSWER-vowel ellipse
Vowel ellipses show that the frequencies can vary around the ________________________, but it's
still an acceptable version of that vowel. - ANSWER-central or ideal target
What are the most common vowels across all languages? - ANSWER-/i/, /u/ and /a/
Generally speaking, languages tend to have between _____ and ________ vowels. - ANSWER-3 and 9
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In real speech, vowels are seldom produced in ________________. - ANSWER-isolation
Usually there are _______________ on either side of a vowel. - ANSWER-consonants
The production of the vowel is influenced by the sounds that are: - ANSWER-adjacent to it.
What is coarticulation? - ANSWER-When the produciton of a sound is influenced by the sounds
adjacent to it.
It's quite common for the articulation of one of the corner vowels - /a/ , /i/, /u/, /ae/ to be
____________________, when the person is producing normal speech. - ANSWER-undershot, or not
quite achieved
What are the corner vowels? - ANSWER-/a/ , /i/, /u/, /ae/
What is the "neutral" vowel? - ANSWER-/ə/ (schwa)
In ________________ , where you have motor speech disorder, the vowels will be under-articulated
too much, and the speech is ___________________. - ANSWER-dysarthria, distorted.
The _______________ has to make a judgment on the distinction between a normal and a
disordered case of underarticulation. - ANSWER-The clinician
In clinical research, we sometimes use a ___________________ ______________ to quantify how
well a person is articulating. - ANSWER-VOWEL QUADRILATERAL
The area within the vowel quadrilateral is called the: - ANSWER-VOWEL SPACE AREA
, The vowel space area within the quadrilateral can be reflective of a person's: - ANSWER-overall
intelligibility.
If you were going to treat a person with dysarthria, you could measure the person's vowel
quadrilateral area before it started, and again after, and you could document : - ANSWER-changes/
improvements to the vowel space
When the vowel is undershot, or not quite achieved, it is called: - ANSWER-VOWEL NEUTRALIZATION
During vowel neutralization, the position of the tongue is a little closer to the neutral vowel /ə/
(schwa) in the ___________ of the vocal tract. - ANSWER-middle
Increases in the overall space of the vowel quadrilateral are reflective of larger: - ANSWER-articulator
movements
Larger articulator movements are typically associated with improved : - ANSWER-speech
intelligibility.
What do vowel ellipses show? - ANSWER-the differences in the way individuals produce vowels
You may produce a vowel rather differently depending on the vowel's _____________-- which
consonants surround it. - ANSWER-context
The _______________ ____________ is a reflection of how much variability there can be in the first
and second formants, as you produce that vowel in different contexts. - ANSWER-vowel ellipse
Vowel ellipses show that the frequencies can vary around the ________________________, but it's
still an acceptable version of that vowel. - ANSWER-central or ideal target
What are the most common vowels across all languages? - ANSWER-/i/, /u/ and /a/
Generally speaking, languages tend to have between _____ and ________ vowels. - ANSWER-3 and 9
