Phonetics Test 1

The study of the production and perception of speech sounds

The study of sound changes in words

The study of a listener's psychoacoustic response (perception) of speech sounds in terms of loudness, pitch, length, and quality.

The study of the function of the individual speech organs during the process of speaking

Measurement and study of various aspects of sound production

Focus on differences in frequency, intensity, duration of the various consonants and vowels

Study and transcription of speech sound disorders

The systematic organization of speech sounds in the production of language; the study of the linguistic rules that specify the manner in which phonemes are organized and combined into syllables, words, and sentences

Separate symbols for each individual sounds

International Phonetic Association

a variation in speech or language related to geographic area, social class, or ethnic group

The smallest unit of language capable of carrying meaning

A morpheme that can stand alone yet still carry meaning

A morpheme that must be linked to another morpheme in order to convey meaning

Individual speech sounds; 42