COMS 3333 Exam 1 2026 Questions and
Answers
Source Filter Theory - Correct answer-Source + Filter = Speech.
source (exhale) = lungs give power, larynx gives buzzing of vocal folds.
filter is the vocal tract. made up of pharnyx, larynx, and oral cavity.
Three systems of speech production - Correct answer-resonation/ articulation
(shaping of speech sounds) , phonation (vocal folds vibrate and makes sounds) ,
and respiration (lungs produce energy in the form of airstream.
phonation process - Correct answer-often referred to as the laryngeal system,
which contains the larynx. the larynx is a series of cartilages held together by
ligaments and membranes, and interwoven by muscles. the most important muscles
are the vocal folds.
glottis - Correct answer-space between the vocal folds
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, (phonation process) aspects influenced by movements of the vocal folds - Correct
answer-pitch, loudness, quality.
pitch - Correct answer-frequency of the vibration. dependent upon the mass ,
length, and tension of the vocal folds.
loudness - Correct answer-intensity of sound. aka volume.
dependent upon the speed of airflow through the glottis.
quality - Correct answer-sound quality, timber
affected by the pattern of movement of the vocal folds.
resonance process - Correct answer-is the process by which the basic product of
phonation is enhanced in timbre and intensity by the air-filled cavities through
which it passes on its way to the outside air.
moveable articulators - Correct answer-tongue, jaw, lips, soft palate (velum),
fixed articulators - Correct answer-teeth, alveolar ridge, hard palate.
phoneme - Correct answer-the smallest SOUND unit in a language that
distinguishes word meaning.
each phoneme is represented by one symbol in the IPA.
allophone - Correct answer-is a variant of a phoneme.
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Answers
Source Filter Theory - Correct answer-Source + Filter = Speech.
source (exhale) = lungs give power, larynx gives buzzing of vocal folds.
filter is the vocal tract. made up of pharnyx, larynx, and oral cavity.
Three systems of speech production - Correct answer-resonation/ articulation
(shaping of speech sounds) , phonation (vocal folds vibrate and makes sounds) ,
and respiration (lungs produce energy in the form of airstream.
phonation process - Correct answer-often referred to as the laryngeal system,
which contains the larynx. the larynx is a series of cartilages held together by
ligaments and membranes, and interwoven by muscles. the most important muscles
are the vocal folds.
glottis - Correct answer-space between the vocal folds
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, (phonation process) aspects influenced by movements of the vocal folds - Correct
answer-pitch, loudness, quality.
pitch - Correct answer-frequency of the vibration. dependent upon the mass ,
length, and tension of the vocal folds.
loudness - Correct answer-intensity of sound. aka volume.
dependent upon the speed of airflow through the glottis.
quality - Correct answer-sound quality, timber
affected by the pattern of movement of the vocal folds.
resonance process - Correct answer-is the process by which the basic product of
phonation is enhanced in timbre and intensity by the air-filled cavities through
which it passes on its way to the outside air.
moveable articulators - Correct answer-tongue, jaw, lips, soft palate (velum),
fixed articulators - Correct answer-teeth, alveolar ridge, hard palate.
phoneme - Correct answer-the smallest SOUND unit in a language that
distinguishes word meaning.
each phoneme is represented by one symbol in the IPA.
allophone - Correct answer-is a variant of a phoneme.
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