IPS Chapter 11

In each of the following, fill in the box(es) with the appropriate term. A single word is needed in each case.

Please be careful with the spelling of terms and if your answer is marked wrong, please check it against the feedback answer.  The difference between your answer and the "correct" one may be a trivial spelling difference.

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1. The pinna and the meatus are parts of the  ear.
2. The  are small bones in the middle ear.
3. The spiral structure in the inner ear is the   .
4. Frequencies above our normal hearing range are sound.
5. The plot which shows the result of testing an individual's hearing at a range of frequencies is a(n .
6. In a speech perception experiment, a sharp cross-over in the  curve, and a peak in the curve, indicate  perception.
7. Place of articulation for plosives is signalled by a transition in the  formant and the frequency of the plosive  .
8. When two or more cues help to carry a phonetic distinction, there is cue   .
9.  Plosives in which the vocal folds are vibrating before the release have a VOT.
10.  A process in child speech which simplifies word structure (for example by omitting the first syllable of banana) is syllable deletion.