Psychology 2135A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Vocal Folds, Speech Perception, Speech Segmentation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2135A/B
• Professor: Sarah Babcock

Document Summary

Language relies on well-defined patterns in how individual words are used, patterns in how words are put together in phrases. Noise is produced if the airflow from the lungs in and out of the mouth is interrupted or altered. Within the larynx there are two flaps of muscular tissue called the vocal folds or vocal cords: can be rapidly opened and closed causing a buzzing sort of vibration called voicing. You can also produce sound by narrowing the air passageway within the mouth itself: sh noise produced by narrowing the gap farther back in your mouth with your tongue, f noise is produced toward the front. Second, we can distinguish between sounds that are voiced (vocal flaps) and those that are not: v, z, and n are voiced, f, s, t and k are unvoiced. Finally, sounds can be categorized according to where the airflow is restricted and this is referred to place of articulation.