SPCH 222 Phonetics - Exam 2 questions
with complete solutions
speech sound produced with an unobstructed passage of airstream through the oral cavity - correct
answer ✔✔vowel
how is the oral cavity shaped? - correct answer ✔✔by tongue position and posture
tongue is in a neutral position - correct answer ✔✔central vowels
tongue is shifted forward - correct answer ✔✔front vowels
tongue is shifted backwards - correct answer ✔✔back vowels
tongue is lower than at rest position - correct answer ✔✔low vowels
tongue is raised slightly from rest - correct answer ✔✔mid vowels
tongue is raised above mid plane - correct answer ✔✔high vowels
what are the descriptions of vowel sounds? - correct answer ✔✔1. front, central, and back
2. high, mid, and low (height)
3. lip rounding
4. tense
5. lax
the tongue is arched toward the front, back, or centrally in the oral cavity during production of the vowel
- correct answer ✔✔front, central, and back
, this is the physiological movement of the tongue - correct answer ✔✔high, mid, low (height)
the lips may be rounded during production or not - correct answer ✔✔lip rounding
made with muscle tension at the root of the tongue - correct answer ✔✔tense
relaxed or limited tension at the root of the tongue - correct answer ✔✔lax
list the front vowels - correct answer ✔✔i, ɪ, e, ɛ, æ
/i/ - correct answer ✔✔high front tense vowel
/I/ - correct answer ✔✔high front lax vowel
/e/ - correct answer ✔✔mid front tense vowel
/ɛ/ - correct answer ✔✔(lower) mid front lax vowel
/æ/ - correct answer ✔✔low front lax vowel
list the central vowels - correct answer ✔✔ɚ, ɝ, ə, ʌ
/ə/ - correct answer ✔✔lower mid central lax vowel
/ʌ/ - correct answer ✔✔lower mid-to-back central lax vowel
/ɝ/ - correct answer ✔✔mid central r-colored tense vowel
with complete solutions
speech sound produced with an unobstructed passage of airstream through the oral cavity - correct
answer ✔✔vowel
how is the oral cavity shaped? - correct answer ✔✔by tongue position and posture
tongue is in a neutral position - correct answer ✔✔central vowels
tongue is shifted forward - correct answer ✔✔front vowels
tongue is shifted backwards - correct answer ✔✔back vowels
tongue is lower than at rest position - correct answer ✔✔low vowels
tongue is raised slightly from rest - correct answer ✔✔mid vowels
tongue is raised above mid plane - correct answer ✔✔high vowels
what are the descriptions of vowel sounds? - correct answer ✔✔1. front, central, and back
2. high, mid, and low (height)
3. lip rounding
4. tense
5. lax
the tongue is arched toward the front, back, or centrally in the oral cavity during production of the vowel
- correct answer ✔✔front, central, and back
, this is the physiological movement of the tongue - correct answer ✔✔high, mid, low (height)
the lips may be rounded during production or not - correct answer ✔✔lip rounding
made with muscle tension at the root of the tongue - correct answer ✔✔tense
relaxed or limited tension at the root of the tongue - correct answer ✔✔lax
list the front vowels - correct answer ✔✔i, ɪ, e, ɛ, æ
/i/ - correct answer ✔✔high front tense vowel
/I/ - correct answer ✔✔high front lax vowel
/e/ - correct answer ✔✔mid front tense vowel
/ɛ/ - correct answer ✔✔(lower) mid front lax vowel
/æ/ - correct answer ✔✔low front lax vowel
list the central vowels - correct answer ✔✔ɚ, ɝ, ə, ʌ
/ə/ - correct answer ✔✔lower mid central lax vowel
/ʌ/ - correct answer ✔✔lower mid-to-back central lax vowel
/ɝ/ - correct answer ✔✔mid central r-colored tense vowel
