SHS 250 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Clinical phonetics - CORRECT ANSWERS applications of phonetics to describe
speech differences and disorders, including information about speech sounds and the
perceptual skills used in clinical settings
Phonetics - CORRECT ANSWERS the study of speech sounds.
International Phonetic Alphabet - CORRECT ANSWERS a set of symbols adopted by
International Phonetic Association to serve as a standardized means to represent the sounds of
all the world's spoken languages
linguistic complexity - CORRECT ANSWERS the context in which you are listening
to a sound (isolated, in a word, in conversation, etc)
response complexity - CORRECT ANSWERS the number of sounds you are targeting
at a given time
target sound - CORRECT ANSWERS a sound to be transcribed, occurring either in
isolation or together with other speech sounds
Two-way scoring - CORRECT ANSWERS a perceptual system in which speech sound
productions are dichotomized into two classes representing typical versus atypical behavior
five-way scoring - CORRECT ANSWERS a perceptual system in which speech sounds
are typically classified as typical versus one of four error types: an addition, a deletion (or
omission), a substitution, or a distortion
deletion or omission - CORRECT ANSWERS a speech production error in which a
sound is omitted
substitution - CORRECT ANSWERS a speech production error in which a speech
sound is replaced by another speech sound
, distortion - CORRECT ANSWERS a speech production error in which a speech sound
is recognizable as the correct sound but is not produced exactly correctly
addition - CORRECT ANSWERS a speech production error in which a sound is
incorrectly added (before or after) to another sound
phonetic transcription - CORRECT ANSWERS a visual representation of speech
sounds, typically accomplished with the symbols of the international phonetic association
(IPA). the main symbols represent individual phonemes or allophones, and transcriptions may
include marks for sound modifications, stress level, and other aspects of speech. broad
transcription pertains mainly to phonemes of a language, whereas narrow transcription
includes finer variations including allophonic modifications
broad transcription - CORRECT ANSWERS transcription that uses only phonemes and
doesn't indicate finer variations or involve diacritic marks
narrow transcription - CORRECT ANSWERS includes symbols that both represent the
phonemes produced as well as describe slight variations in the production of those sounds.
grammar - CORRECT ANSWERS a set of rules dictating what is and is not a well-
formed utterance in a particular language
speech - CORRECT ANSWERS a pattern of sounds produced by movement of speech
organs (also a pattern of acoustic vibration)
sign language - CORRECT ANSWERS a system of communication that uses manual
symbols, such as hand positions, postures, and movements to express language.
speech community - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of people who live within the
same geographic boundaries and use the same language
dialect - CORRECT ANSWERS a subset of patterns within a language based on
regional or social boundaries. these patterns govern the use of sounds and/or word choice and
grammar.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Clinical phonetics - CORRECT ANSWERS applications of phonetics to describe
speech differences and disorders, including information about speech sounds and the
perceptual skills used in clinical settings
Phonetics - CORRECT ANSWERS the study of speech sounds.
International Phonetic Alphabet - CORRECT ANSWERS a set of symbols adopted by
International Phonetic Association to serve as a standardized means to represent the sounds of
all the world's spoken languages
linguistic complexity - CORRECT ANSWERS the context in which you are listening
to a sound (isolated, in a word, in conversation, etc)
response complexity - CORRECT ANSWERS the number of sounds you are targeting
at a given time
target sound - CORRECT ANSWERS a sound to be transcribed, occurring either in
isolation or together with other speech sounds
Two-way scoring - CORRECT ANSWERS a perceptual system in which speech sound
productions are dichotomized into two classes representing typical versus atypical behavior
five-way scoring - CORRECT ANSWERS a perceptual system in which speech sounds
are typically classified as typical versus one of four error types: an addition, a deletion (or
omission), a substitution, or a distortion
deletion or omission - CORRECT ANSWERS a speech production error in which a
sound is omitted
substitution - CORRECT ANSWERS a speech production error in which a speech
sound is replaced by another speech sound
, distortion - CORRECT ANSWERS a speech production error in which a speech sound
is recognizable as the correct sound but is not produced exactly correctly
addition - CORRECT ANSWERS a speech production error in which a sound is
incorrectly added (before or after) to another sound
phonetic transcription - CORRECT ANSWERS a visual representation of speech
sounds, typically accomplished with the symbols of the international phonetic association
(IPA). the main symbols represent individual phonemes or allophones, and transcriptions may
include marks for sound modifications, stress level, and other aspects of speech. broad
transcription pertains mainly to phonemes of a language, whereas narrow transcription
includes finer variations including allophonic modifications
broad transcription - CORRECT ANSWERS transcription that uses only phonemes and
doesn't indicate finer variations or involve diacritic marks
narrow transcription - CORRECT ANSWERS includes symbols that both represent the
phonemes produced as well as describe slight variations in the production of those sounds.
grammar - CORRECT ANSWERS a set of rules dictating what is and is not a well-
formed utterance in a particular language
speech - CORRECT ANSWERS a pattern of sounds produced by movement of speech
organs (also a pattern of acoustic vibration)
sign language - CORRECT ANSWERS a system of communication that uses manual
symbols, such as hand positions, postures, and movements to express language.
speech community - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of people who live within the
same geographic boundaries and use the same language
dialect - CORRECT ANSWERS a subset of patterns within a language based on
regional or social boundaries. these patterns govern the use of sounds and/or word choice and
grammar.
