LIN228H1 Lecture Notes - Articulatory Phonetics, Acoustic Phonetics, Auditory Phonetics
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Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of speech. Primary vocal organs: lungs (source of moving air, trachea (connection between the lungs and the vocal tract, larynx (sound source) the larynx (sometimes called the voicebox) contains the. The opening between the vocal folds is known as the glottis: vocal tract (sound filters) pharynx, oral cavity, tongue, velum (soft palate), and nasal cavity. Kochetov-2: pharynx, oral cavity (mouth) lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, palate, velum, uvula, tongue, nasal cavity. The tongue: tip (apex: blade (lamina, back (dorsum) front root, basic sounds of english. Sounds are divided into two major categories: consonants and vowels. Vowels are sounds produced with no major obstruction in the vocal tract so that air can flow relatively freely through the mouth. Consonants are produced with some constriction in the vocal tract so that there is some obstruction in the flow of air out of the mouth.
