Clinical Phonetics Ch 1, 2, 3    

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Overview of Clinical Phonetics


 
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Addition
 
A speech production error in which a sound is incorrectly added (before or after) to another...
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Broad transcription
 
Includes symbols to represent the consonants, vowels, and diphthongs produced in a speech sample. 
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Clinical phonetics
 
Applications of phonetics in the clinic, including information about speech sounds and the...
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Deletion
 
A speech production error in which a sound is omitted (also termed an omission)
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Distortion
 
A speech production error in which a speech sound is recognizable as the correct sound but...
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Five-way scoring
 
A perceptual system in which speech sounds are classified as typical versus one of four error...
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Linguistic complexity
 
The context in which a sound to be transcribed is embedded, which may range from a sound in...
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Narrow (close)
 
Includes symbols to represent both the target sounds (consonants, vowels, and diphthongs),...
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Phonetics
 
Study of the perception and production of speech sounds
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Phonetics
 
Study of the perception and production of speech sounds
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Response complexity
 
The number of target sounds to be transcribed, which may vary from only one sound to all sounds...
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Substitution
 
A speech production error in which a speech sound is replaced by another speech sound.
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Target sound
 
The sound to be transcribed, as it occurs in isolation or together with other speech sounds.
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Two-way scoring
 
A perceptual system in which speech sounds productions are dichotomized into two classes representing...
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Articulatory phonetics
 
The branch of phonetics that deals with how sounds are formed; also called physiological phonetics
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Clinical phonetics
 
The branch of phonetics that deals with errors and abnormalities in the production of sounds
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Closed syllable
 
A syllable that ends in a consonant
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Complementary distribution
 
A term used to describe two or more allophones of a particular phoneme that occur in mutually...
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Diacritic mark
 
A special symbol used to modify a phonetic symbol to indicate a particular modification of...
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Dialect
 
A different usage pattern within a language: speakers of one dialect may or may not easily...
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Dictionary
 
 An inventory of words in a language, usually together with their meaning
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Final position
 
The final position or segment in a word, e.g., the t in the word bat is a final consonant
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Free variation
 
A term used to describe allophones that may be exchanged for one another in a particular phonetic...
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Geminate
 
Sounds that occur together as a pair, such as the two k sounds in bookkeeper or the two s sounds...
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Grapheme
 
A unit in the writing system of a language
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Idiolect
 
An individual or personal pattern of language usage. Each user of a language has an idiolect.
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Initial position
 
The first position or segment in a word, e.g., the b in the word bat is an initial consonant
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Lexicon
 
An inventory of the morphemes in a language
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Medial
 
A middle position or segment in a word (i.e., not initial or final); the b is medial in the...
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Minimal contrast
 
A sound segment distinction by which two morphemes or words differ in pronunciation. Minimal...
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Morph
 
An individual morpheme like shape in a language sample
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Morpheme
 
The smallest unit of language that carries a semantic interpretation (meaning)
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Morphemic transcription
 
A written account of the morphemic content of a language sample
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Morphemics
 
The study of morphemes; a subfield of linguistics
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Morphology
 
The part of linguistics that is concerned with the study of morphemes, the meaning-bearing...
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Open syllable
 
A syllable that does not end in a consonant
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Phone
 
A particular occurrence of a speech sound segement
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Phoneme
 
A basic speech segment that has the linguistics function of distinguishing morphemes
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Phonetic symbole
 
A written character that represents a particular speech segment
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Phonetic transcription
 
A written account of the sound segments in a spoken language sample
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Phonology
 
THe study of the structure and function of sounds in language
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Postvocalic
 
Occurring after a vowel, e.g., the t in eat is a postvocalic consonant
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Prevocalic
 
Occurring before a vowel, e.g., the b in bee is a prevocalic consonant
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Regional dialect
 
A pattern of language usage that is shared by people living in a particular geographic region....
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Releasing position
 
Another name for syllable-initial sounds; they release (begin) begin the syllable
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Sign language
 
A system of communication that uses manual symbols, such as hang positions, postures, and movements...
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Speech
 
A mode of language expression based on sound emitted through the mouth and nose
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Speech community
 
A group of people who live within the same geographic boundaries and use the same language
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Acoustic phonetics
 
The branch of phonetics that deals with the acoustic properties of sounds; acoustics is a subfield...
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Allograph
 
Any one alphabet letter or combination of letters that represent a particular phoneme. One...
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Allophone
 
One of the sound variants within a phoneme class, often used  in a specified phonetic...
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Alphabet
 
A system of written symbols used to express a language
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Arresting position
 
Another name for syllable-final sounds; they arrest (stop) the syllable
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Articulator
 
An anatomic structure capable of movements that form the sounds of speech. The primary articulators...
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Blade of tongue
 
The portion of the tongue that is located behind the tip and in front of the dorsum. The blade...
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Body of tongue
 
The mass or bulk of the tongue
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Breath groups
 
The sequence of syllables and/or words produced on a single breath
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Dorsum of tongue
 
The portion of the tongue located between the root and the blade. The dorsum is the part of...
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Egressive
 
Associated with outflowing air; egressivesounds are formed from an outflowing airstream
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Fundamental frequency of voice
 
The basic rate of vibration of the vocal folds; fundamental frequency is the physical correlate...
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Hertz
 
the term that denotes one complete cycle of vibration; Hertz, abbreviated Hz, is the unit of...
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Ingressive
 
Associated with inflowing air, ingressive sounds are formed from an inflowing airstream
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Intonation
 
The pattern of fundamental frequency and sound duration in speech
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Laryngeal system
 
The system of speech production identified anatomically with the larynx and functionally with...
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Larynx
 
The "voice box" of speech; a structure made up of cartilage, muscles, and other tissues located...
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Mandible
 
The lower jay, the bony structure that provides skeletal support for the tongue and lower lip
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Nasal cavity
 
The space between the nares (nostrils) and the entrance into the pharynx
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Nasal radiation of sound
 
Transmission of sound through the nasal cavity (rather than through the oral cavity)
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Oral cavity
 
The space between the lips and the entrance of the pharynx
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Oral radiation of sound
 
Transmission of sound through the oral cavity (rather than through the nasal cavity)
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Pharyngeal cavity
 
The space between the division of the oral and pharyngeal cavities and the entrance to the...
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Respiratory system
 
The part of the speech production mechanism consisting of the lungs, rib cage, abdomen, and...
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Root of tongue
 
The part of the tongue that reaches downward from the dorsum of the tongue to the epiglottis...
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Soft palate
 
The soft-tissue structure that articulates the open or close of the velopharynx
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Supralaryngeal system 
 
The system of speech production consisting of the pharyngeal, oral, and nasal structures
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Temporomandibular joint
 
The hinge joint by which the jaw, or mandible, attaches to the temporal bone of the skull
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Thoracic cavity
 
The chest cavity, containing the lungs, heart, and other organs
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Tip of tongue
 
The forwardmost portion of the tongue, visible upon protrusion of the tongue from the mouth....
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Trachea
 
The windpipe" that connects the lungs with the larynx, or "voice box"
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Velopharyngeal port
 
The opening between the oropharynx and the nasal cavity, which can be closed to prevent the...
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Velum
 
The soft palate, especially its muscular portion, the velum articulates to open or close the...
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Vocal folds
 
The paired cushions of muscle and other tissue that vibrate within the larynx to produce the...

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