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Anthropology : Phonological Analysis
(1) Indicate how the following consonant sounds are classified in articulatory
terms by the IPA. (For example, [p]: voiceless, bilabial, stop):
(2) Indicate how the following vowel sounds are classified in articulatory
terms by the IPA. (For example, [A]: open (low), back, unrounded):
(3) Give the IPA symbol for the following sounds:
___ open-mid (= half-open), back, rounded vowel
___ close-mid (= half-close), front, unrounded vowel
(4) What are the three principal dimensions used for the classification of
vowels?
(5) What is murmur and how is it produced?
(6) Describe the articulation and production of clicks. Give the IPA symbol
for a bilabial click.
(7) Using VOT (Voice Onset Time) terminology, describe the production of
an unaspirated voiced stop.
(8) What are the principles underlying the Cardinal Vowel System? À
(9) How are [i] and [a] distinguished acoustically?
(10) What are the thyroarytenoid muscles? What role do they play in the
process of speech production?
(11) What is the best description of this wave?
(12) What’s the manner of articulation? Name the possible manners with
examples.
(13) Explain ONE of the oppositions:
a) phonetics ~ phonology
b) articulatory phonetics ~ acoustic phonetics
c) periodic ~ aperiodic
d) simple wave ~ complex wave
e) F0 ~ formant
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