DCOM 211 - Exam 2 Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update

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DCOM 211 - Exam 2 Questions and
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Rules of Transcription


 - no capitals unless it's the IPA symbol

 - no script/cursive

 - put // or [] around utterance NOT each letter

 - make symbols correctly

 - punctuation - no apostrophes used but CAN use periods and question

marks

 - sometimes there are NO word breaks




Vowels


 - phonemes that are produced without any appreciable constriction or

blockage of air flow in the vocal tract




Vowel Articulators


 tongue is the primary but since it has muscular attachments to the

mandible, changes in jaw position can be linked to vowel production as

well




Vowel Characterization



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 1) Tongue Height: how high/low in the oral cavity the tongue is when

producing the well

2) Tongue Advancement: how far/back in the mouth the tongue is when producing the vowel




3 Dimensions of Tongue Height


 1) High

2) Mid


3) Low




3 Dimensions of Tongue Advancement


 1) Front

2) Central

3) Back




Lip Rounding


 - secondary characteristic of vowels

- Rounded (moon)


- Unrounded (Mean)


In English, most vowels produced in the back of the mouth are rounded, and vowels in the front

are unrounded


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