Exercises
1 Phonetics has been traditionally divided into different branches according to the different points of view from which speech sounds can be studied. Refer to each of these branches.
2 What are some of the applications of phonetics? How is it applied in the teaching of foreign languages?
3 What do we call those parts of the body, which produce the speech sounds? Name them.
4 What type of speech sounds is produced when the vocal cords vibrate? And when they do not vibrate?
5 Describe the two positions the soft palate can adopt and the type of sounds that is produced in each case.
6 What English consonant sounds result from the articulatory possibilities described below?
6.1 The lower lip articulates with the upper lip.
6.2 The lower lip articulates with the upper teeth.
6.3 The tongue tip articulates with the upper teeth.
6.4 The back of the tongue articulates with the soft palate.
