COMD 4150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Voice-Onset Time, Vocal Tract, Vocal Folds
20 Nov 2013
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25 questions-5 are spectrograms: consonant- a phoneme produced with a constriction in the vocal tract; usually found at the beginning and end of a syllable; generally shorter in duration and having higher frequency spectra than vowels. Consonants are produced by vocal tract constrictions that modify the breath stream coming from the larynx. They generally involve 2 articulators to modify the airflow. For these exercises transcribe the word first: ex. */t / = /t/ and / / together: voiceless, palatal affricate. Stops may 1 or 2 sound sources depending if they are voice or voiceless. The primary sound source for voiceless plosives is the point of constriction in the vocal tract, formed by the articulators. (considered noise). Often when /t/ or /nt/ is followed by /n/ (ex- kitten, mountain, dayton). The tongue tip remains in place for the /t/ and the /n/, so the release is made at the vocal folds. Latin (l n): stop gap- silent period; vocal tract closed.
