COMD 5070 Final – 100+ Solved Questions 2025/2026 – Acoustic Phonetics, Subglottal Pressure, Filters, Prosody, EMG, Feedback Models & Perception

This COMD 5070 Final Exam guide offers 100+ solved questions with verified answers, providing a complete and in-depth review of key concepts in speech science, acoustic phonetics, speech perception, and speech motor control, as aligned with the 2025/2026 academic curriculum. With high conceptual clarity and clinical relevance, the document bridges theory and application in both research and speech-language pathology (SLP) settings. Main topics include: Scientific method foundations in speech science: empiricism, determinism, parsimony, and prediction Acoustic phonetics and analysis tools: Fourier transforms (FFT, LPC), time-domain vs. frequency-domain displays, sampling rates, Nyquist frequency, spectral analysis, jitter, shimmer, and tremor Voice and aerodynamics: subglottal pressure estimation, phonation threshold pressure (PTP), laryngeal resistance, Ohm’s law, airflow calculations Source-filter theory: understanding how vocal fold vibration and vocal tract filtering work together to produce speech sounds Prosody and coarticulation: emotional vs. linguistic prosody, pitch and amplitude cues, anticipatory and retentive coarticulation Speech motor control theories: motor programs, feedback systems (open-loop vs. closed-loop), planning and coordination Perception models and tests: categorical vs. continuous perception, identification and discrimination tasks, phonetic memory, perceptual magnet theory, McGurk effect, infant phonetic discrimination Speech instrumentation and technology: EMG (surface and intramuscular), palatometry, nasometry, magnetic tracking, and pattern playback devices Clinical implications: articulation assessment, nasality measurement, resonance disorders, and motor speech planning Each question is structured to reinforce understanding of both clinical instrumentation and theoretical models used in speech-language pathology and communication science. Perfect for students in: Graduate Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) programs Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Advanced phonetics, acoustics, and speech motor control courses Praxis exam and board exam preparation for SLPs Clinical practicum or speech instrumentation labs This document is ideal for comprehensive final review, conceptual mastery, and oral exam preparation in professional and academic speech science settings. Keywords: acoustic phonetics, subglottal pressure, phonation threshold pressure, PTP, Ohm’s law, Fourier transform, FFT, LPC, jitter, shimmer, speech spectrogram, frequency domain, motor programs, coarticulation, prosody, speech perception, phonetic memory, EMG, nasometry, palatometry, vocal tract filter, source-filter theory, sampling rate, Nyquist frequency, perceptual magnet, McGurk effect, open-loop feedback, closed-loop feedback, speech segmentation, articulation tracking, biofeedback, speech science theory