LIN228H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Voiceless Palatal Fricative, Mid Central Vowel, Syllabic Consonant
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Trachea connection between the lungs and the vocal tract. Airstream process: includes all the ways of pushing air out (and, as we will see later, of sucking it in) that provide the power for speech. Phonation process: name given to the actions of the vocal folds (vocal folds are vibrating voiced, and sounds in which they are apart voiceless. Oro-nasal process: determines the possibility of the airstream going out through the mouth, as in [ v ] or [ z ], or the nose, as in [ m ] and [ n ] Articulatory process: the movements of the tongue and lips interacting with the roof of the mouth and the pharynx. Lower articulators: lower lip (labial) the tongue: tip (apex: blade (lamina, back (dorsum) front/body root tip + blade = coronal body + back + root = dorsal. Refers to where in the vocal tract, and with what articulators, the constriction is made. (bi)labial.
