COMD 3500 Exam 2 With Complete Solution
24 - ANSWER How many consonant phonemes are in English?
consonants - ANSWER These are made by vocal tract constriction that alters the breath
stream emanating from the larynx.
vowels - ANSWER These are created by altering the position of the tongue and lips.
tongue - ANSWER What is the principal articulator for the production of consonants?
vocal folds - ANSWER What provides the sound source for all vowels?
sonorants (resonant consonants) - ANSWER These are consonants that are produced
with resonance occurring throughout the entire vocal tract; little constriction in the
vocal tract and little turbulence in the airstream as it passes through the oral cavity.
the nasals, liquids, and glides - ANSWER What kind of consonants/sounds are sonorant
consonants included in?
obstruents (non-resonant consonants) - These consonants are articulated with
obstructed airflow. The primary source of sound is the noise - or turbulence - produced
at the place of constriction in the oral cavity created by the articulators, as air passes
through the supralaryngeal system.
stops (plosives), fricatives, affricates - QU What do the obstruents consist of, precisely?
in that part of the vocal tract which is in front of the obstruction created by articulators -
ANSWER Where does the main resonance take place during the articulation of
, obstruents?
`vocal tract obstruction point - ANSWER For the voiceless obstruent consonants, the
source of sound is purely at _____________________.
vibrating vocal folds add a second sound source-a modulation of the breath stream
emanating from the lungs - ANSWER What is the source of the sound for voiced
obstruents?
prevocalic, postvocalic, intervocalic - ANSWER What are the 3 ways of classifying a
consonant based on its position in relation to the vowel in each syllable?
prevocalic consonants - ANSWER What are consonants that occur before a vowel in any
syllable?.
postvocalic consonants - ANSWER Consonants that come after a vowel in any syllable
intervocalic consonants - ANSWER Consonants that fall between two vowels
syllabic - ANSWER a phoneme that provides the nucleus of a syllable
manner of production, place of articulation, and voicing - ANSWER What 3 phonemic
dimensions are used to classify consonants?
manner of production - ANSWER The way in which the airstream is modified as it passes
through the vocal tract in production of consonants.
place of articulation - ANSWER Refers to the specific articulators employed in the
production of a particular phoneme; the location of the constriction in the vocal tract in
production of a consonant.
24 - ANSWER How many consonant phonemes are in English?
consonants - ANSWER These are made by vocal tract constriction that alters the breath
stream emanating from the larynx.
vowels - ANSWER These are created by altering the position of the tongue and lips.
tongue - ANSWER What is the principal articulator for the production of consonants?
vocal folds - ANSWER What provides the sound source for all vowels?
sonorants (resonant consonants) - ANSWER These are consonants that are produced
with resonance occurring throughout the entire vocal tract; little constriction in the
vocal tract and little turbulence in the airstream as it passes through the oral cavity.
the nasals, liquids, and glides - ANSWER What kind of consonants/sounds are sonorant
consonants included in?
obstruents (non-resonant consonants) - These consonants are articulated with
obstructed airflow. The primary source of sound is the noise - or turbulence - produced
at the place of constriction in the oral cavity created by the articulators, as air passes
through the supralaryngeal system.
stops (plosives), fricatives, affricates - QU What do the obstruents consist of, precisely?
in that part of the vocal tract which is in front of the obstruction created by articulators -
ANSWER Where does the main resonance take place during the articulation of
, obstruents?
`vocal tract obstruction point - ANSWER For the voiceless obstruent consonants, the
source of sound is purely at _____________________.
vibrating vocal folds add a second sound source-a modulation of the breath stream
emanating from the lungs - ANSWER What is the source of the sound for voiced
obstruents?
prevocalic, postvocalic, intervocalic - ANSWER What are the 3 ways of classifying a
consonant based on its position in relation to the vowel in each syllable?
prevocalic consonants - ANSWER What are consonants that occur before a vowel in any
syllable?.
postvocalic consonants - ANSWER Consonants that come after a vowel in any syllable
intervocalic consonants - ANSWER Consonants that fall between two vowels
syllabic - ANSWER a phoneme that provides the nucleus of a syllable
manner of production, place of articulation, and voicing - ANSWER What 3 phonemic
dimensions are used to classify consonants?
manner of production - ANSWER The way in which the airstream is modified as it passes
through the vocal tract in production of consonants.
place of articulation - ANSWER Refers to the specific articulators employed in the
production of a particular phoneme; the location of the constriction in the vocal tract in
production of a consonant.
