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Is it possible to gather any useful data from a person uttering a voiceless stop consonant? If yes, why and what does the information tell you?

Discuss how indirect measurements of tracheal and alveolar pressures are made.

Discuss how indirect measurements of tracheal and alveolar pressures are made.

Section 1: Identifying the place of vowels in terms of tongue advancement (10 points). By typing an “X” under “front”, “center” or “back” indicate the place of the vowel in the following list words.

Example: FRONT CENTRAL BACK

• __X_ ___ ___ cat

FRONT CENTRAL BACK

• ___ ___ ___ oats
• ___ ___ ___ reef
• ___ ___ ___ rut
• ___ ___ ___ box
• ___ ___ ___ great
• ___ ___ ___ tip
• ___ ___ ___ cute
• ___ ___ ___ soar
• ___ ___ ___ pen
• ___ ___ ___ cool

Section 2: Identifying the place of vowels in terms of tongue height (10 points). By typing an “X” under “high”, “mid” or “low” indicate the place of the vowel in the following same list of words.

Example: HIGH MID LOW

• ___ ___ __X_ cat

HIGH MID LOW

• ___ ___ ___ oats
• ___ ___ ___ reef
• ___ ___ ___ rut
• ___ ___ ___ box
• ___ ___ ___ great
• ___ ___ ___ tip
• ___ ___ ___ cute
• ___ ___ ___ soar
• ___ ___ ___ pen
• ___ ___ ___ cool

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Section 3: Characterizing vowels as tense vs. lax (5 points). By typing an “X” under “tense” or “lax” indicate whether the vowel in the following list of words are tense or lax.

Example: TENSE LAX

• ___ _X__ bit

TENSE LAX

• ___ ___ pain
• ___ ___ wren
• ___ ___ soot
• ___ ___ mood
• ___ ___ low

Section 4: Characterizing vowels as rounded vs. unrounded (5 points). By typing an “X” under “rounded”, or “unrounded” indicate whether the vowel in the following list of words are rounded or unrounded.

Example: ROUNDED UNROUNDED

• ___ __X_ vain

ROUNDED UNROUNDED

• ___ ___ mat
• ___ ___ bit
• ___ ___ rude
• ___ ___ own
• ___ ___ done