UNIT 1: ACOUSTIC AND AUDITORY ASPECTS OF THE SOUNDS OF SPEECH

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Huckvale, M. (2006) Viewing and Measuring Speech (Summer Course in English Phonetics – handout)
Crabtree & Powers (compilers) (1991) Language Files Ohio State University Press (files 28 and 29)
http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/

1. What do the different branches of Phonetics study? Complete the table below:

ARTICULATORY
PHONETICS How sounds are produced in the vocal tract.

AUDITORY
PHONETICS

ACOUSTIC
PHONETICS

2. What is the purpose of acoustic phonetics?

3. Speech sounds are conveyed to our ears by means of waves of compression and rarefaction of the air particles.
What is a sound wave? How is it initiated?
4. Sounds with the same length can differ from one another in three ways:
a. ________________
b. ________________
c. ________________
5. Complete:

Sound quality

Frequency of vibration of sound waves.

Loudness

6. Compare these two graphs and choose the correct statement.

a. _______________ b. _________________

1. Graph b shows lower pitch and lower volume than a.

2. Graph b shows higher pitch and higher volume than a.
3. Graph a indicates lower pitch and higher volume than b.

7. What is PRAAT? What can you do with it?

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