WORKSHOP Nª 1

I. Write True or False according to the slides.

• Phonetics is the study of animals speech sounds. ( )

• Articulatory phonetics is the study of how speech sounds are producedby

the human vocal apparatus. ( )
• Auditory phonetics is the study of the sound waves made by the human
vocal organs for communication. ( )
• Acoustic phonetics is the study of how speech sounds are perceived by
the ear, auditory nerve, and brain. ( )
II. Answer the questions:
• What are the organs that participate in the production of the speech?
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• What are the active articulators?

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III. Look up in a thesaurus dictionary (English- English dictionary) the

meaning of the following concepts:

CONCEPT MEANING
Pharynx
Lung
Larynx
IV. Translate into English the following words:

✔ Habla: _________________________________________________
✔ Organos de la producción oral: _____________________________
✔ Labio superior: __________________________________________
✔ Labio inferior: __________________________________________