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- 1. Multiple Choice
Manner of articulation refers to how the airflow is constricted in the vocal tract.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
Stop sounds result from a complete constriction of airflow followed by a release of that air such as /p/ /t//k/ /b/ /d/ /g/.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Fricatives are sounds produced when the tongue approaches but does not make contact with a place of articulation causing a bottleneck of the airflow. This gives the sound a friction like quality such as /v/ /θ/ /z//ʃ/.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
Affricate results from the sequence of stop plus fricative in rapid succession. So the affricate/ʧ/ represents /t/ plus /ʃ/ just as the affricate /ʤ/ results from /d/ plus/ʒ/.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Nasal sounds are produced when the velum is lowered allowing air to pass through the nasal cavity
such as /m/ /n/ /ŋ/.
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False
- 6. Multiple Choice
Liquid sounds are produced by allowing air to pass by one or both sides at the tongue and the tongue itself can move a lot to shape the sound such as /l/ /r/.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Glide sounds are produced with very little constriction of air flow so little in fact that they are often referred to as semi-vowels such as /w/ /j/.
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False
- 8. Multiple Choice
The sound /b/ is considered a voiceless bilabial stop.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
The sound /s/ is considered a voiceless alveolar fricative.
True
False
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