1 What different aspects of language are studied in articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics and auditory phonetics?
Articulatory phonetics studies how speech sounds are produced by the vocal organs.
Acoustic phonetics studies the physical properties of sound waves that carry speech information.
Auditory phonetics studies how speech sounds are perceived by the human ear and brain.
2 What do we call the space between the vocal folds? The space between the vocal folds is called the glottis.
3 How many fricatives are there in the pronunciation of mechanic? There are four fricatives in the pronunciation of mechanic: /f/, /θ/, /s/, and /ʃ/.
4 How do we describe the vowel in the normal pronunciation of hot? The vowel in the normal pronunciation of hot is described as short, low, back, and unrounded.
5 In casual speech what is the most common vowel sound? In casual speech, the most common vowel sound is the schwa.