phonetics crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The __________ system was invented by phoneticians to represent all the sounds across languages.
  2. 4. A __________ consonant is produced by completely blocking the airstream in the vocal tract and releasing abruptly.
  3. 7. _________ is the scientific study of speech sounds.
  4. 9. ________ sounds are produced when the velum is lowered, allowing the air to escape through both oral and nasal cavities.
  5. 11. English is a _________-timed language, since the prosodic features on each syllable determines the meaning of words.
  6. 12. When we produce __________ sounds, the vocal folds are close to each other and vibrate.
  7. 14. A ________ is the sound produced by a flick of the tongue against the alveolar ridge.
  8. 15. The __________ is a body part that creates voice, and it contains the glottis and the vocal cords.
Down
  1. 1. The production of __________ consonants involve the bottom lip and the upper teeth.
  2. 2. A __________ refers to a sequence of two vowel sounds next to each other.
  3. 4. Korean and French are ________-timed languages, since each syllable has similar duration and loudness and the prosodic features on syllables do not affect the meaning of words.
  4. 5. In English, ________ vowels are produced with relatively greater tension of the tongue muscle compared to lax vowels.
  5. 6. The consonants that are produced at the hard palate are called ________ sounds.
  6. 8. __________ sounds are produced with a restriction in the vocal tract that interferes with the airflow.
  7. 10. In ________ languages such as Thai, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can be different words depending on the pitch on each syllable.
  8. 13. The _________ is also called the soft palate, and this is where the consonant [ŋ] is produced.