What Does Is The Airflow Being Obstructed?

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IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet

Phonemes: the smallest segments of speech that lead to a meaningful difference between words

Amplitude: a measure of the force applied to an area of air during compression (Volume)

Frequency: a measure of the number of compression cycles that a wave completes in a given unit of time (Pitch)

Formants: the highest amplitude peaks in the frequency spectrum created by the human vocal tract

Articulatory feature: a property of a phoneme that is related to the way it is produced

Is the tongue low of high in the mouth? HEIGHT
Is the tongue forward or back? BACKNESS
Where in the vocal tract is the airflow being obstructed? PLACE OF ARTICULATION
How is the airflow being obstructed? MANNER
Are the vocal folds vibrating during the obstruction? VOICING

Phonology: the study of patterns of sequences of sound in language

Phonological Rule: a rule that maps an underlying representation to a surface representation

Morphology: the study of the shape of words

Word: consists of (at least) sound and meaning

Morpheme: smallest unit of language that carries a distinct meaning

Free morpheme: can stand alone (ex: play)

Bound morpheme: cannot stand alone (ex: “ed”)

Compound: word that is composed of (more than) two free morphemes

Novel Compound: you make up on the fly (ex: cookie chair) accent on second morpheme

Lexicalized Compound: written as a single unit (ex: teacup) accent on first morpheme

Lexicon: the section of long-term memory dedicated to storing words

Words are organized based on…
Frequency: How often we use/hear the word; words