Which of the following English vowels is most likely to include lip rounding?
/u/
Tenseness or laxness of a vowel refers to the
both a and b
The choice to transcribe a vowel as either /5.gif/ or /6.gif/ is mostly dependent upon:
Whether or not the syllable is stressed.
Which of the following is a non-phonemic diphthong?
/ou/
Except in the context of nasal consonants, the velopharynx is normally _________ during production of vowels.
closed
Which of the following minimal word pairs illustrates the contrast between front and back vowels?
weed-wood
Whenever rate of speech increases or stress on a syllable decreases there is a tendency for vowels to be:
reduced
Which of the following would be the highest vowel?
/i./
The region of greatest constriction in the mouth for back vowels is:
the velum
Which of the following classes of vowels occur more frequently in English?
front vowels
When vowels are produced next to nasal consonants they are often:
nasalized
Which of the following sets contains only back vowels?
/u,d,u,c/
The energy source for vowels is modified or filtered by the vocal tract. This is the basis for:
source filter theory
On a spectrogram, the amount of energy present is indicated by:
the relative darkness of the formants
Each vowel shape or configuration creates a somewhat unique set of frequencies where the vocal tract will resonate best. These frequencies (or resonances) are referred to as:
formants
Most of the world's language include the vowels /i,D, U/
true
Modifying /au/ to /a/ is an example of diphthongization.
false
In vowel reduction, the vowel is changed to /i./.
false
Vowels are not always produced with voicing.
true
All English front vowels are unrounded.
true
The jaw is never involved in changing tongue height.
false
Relative front to back position for vowels is termed tongue advancement.
true
Languages tend to use front and back vowels less often than central vowels.
false
he onglide in /au/ is /u/
false
Another name for a single-vowel is a monophthong.
true
Rounding of the lips shortens the vocal tract.
false
Tongue height doesn't vary much among the central vowels of English.
true
It's safe to assume that the energy source for all vowels is the same.
true
Three formants are usually sufficient to distinguish among vowels on a spectrogram.
true
The formant frequencies of men are higher than those of women or children.
false
Which of the following English vowels is most likely to include lip rounding?
/u/
Tenseness or laxness of a vowel refers to the
both a and b
The choice to transcribe a vowel as either /5.gif/ or /6.gif/ is mostly dependent upon:
Whether or not the syllable is stressed.
Which of the following is a non-phonemic diphthong?
/ou/
Except in the context of nasal consonants, the velopharynx is normally _________ during production of vowels.
closed
Which of the following minimal word pairs illustrates the contrast between front and back vowels?
weed-wood
Whenever rate of speech increases or stress on a syllable decreases there is a tendency for vowels to be:
reduced
Which of the following would be the highest vowel?
/i./
The region of greatest constriction in the mouth for back vowels is:
the velum
Which of the following classes of vowels occur more frequently in English?
front vowels
When vowels are produced next to nasal consonants they are often:
nasalized
Which of the following sets contains only back vowels?
/u,d,u,c/
The energy source for vowels is modified or filtered by the vocal tract. This is the basis for:
source filter theory
On a spectrogram, the amount of energy present is indicated by:
the relative darkness of the formants
Each vowel shape or configuration creates a somewhat unique set of frequencies where the vocal tract will resonate best. These frequencies (or resonances) are referred to as:
formants
Most of the world's language include the vowels /i,D, U/
true
Modifying /au/ to /a/ is an example of diphthongization.
false
In vowel reduction, the vowel is changed to /i./.
false
Vowels are not always produced with voicing.
true
All English front vowels are unrounded.
true
The jaw is never involved in changing tongue height.
false
Relative front to back position for vowels is termed tongue advancement.
true
Languages tend to use front and back vowels less often than central vowels.
false
he onglide in /au/ is /u/
false
Another name for a single-vowel is a monophthong.
true
Rounding of the lips shortens the vocal tract.
false
Tongue height doesn't vary much among the central vowels of English.
true
It's safe to assume that the energy source for all vowels is the same.
true
Three formants are usually sufficient to distinguish among vowels on a spectrogram.
true
The formant frequencies of men are higher than those of women or children.
false