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    There are 3 stages in the speech chain: 1) psychological, 2) articulatory, and 3) acoustic. The lungs provide the usual source of energy for vocal activities. The cavities, including the oral, nasal, and pharyngeal cavities function as resonators that modify the sounds produced in the larynx. The vocal cords vibrate when their edges are touching or nearly touching, producing voiced sounds.

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    There are 3 stages in the speech chain: 1) psychological, 2) articulatory, and 3) acoustic. The lungs provide the usual source of energy for vocal activities. The cavities, including the oral, nasal, and pharyngeal cavities function as resonators that modify the sounds produced in the larynx. The vocal cords vibrate when their edges are touching or nearly touching, producing voiced sounds.

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    There are 3 stages in the speech chain: 1) psychological, 2) articulatory, and 3) acoustic. The lungs provide the usual source of energy for vocal activities. The cavities, including the oral, nasal, and pharyngeal cavities function as resonators that modify the sounds produced in the larynx. The vocal cords vibrate when their edges are touching or nearly touching, producing voiced sounds.

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    I- Questions for Discussion 

    1- How many stages are there in the speech chain?  


    The first stage may, therefore, be said to be
    psychological.
    The second important stage may thus be said to be
    articulatory or physiological
    The third stage in the speech chain, the physical or
    acoustic.  

     2- Where does the most usual source of energy for


    our vocal activities come from?
    The most usual source of energy for our vocal activities
    is provided by an air stream expelled from the lungs.  

    3- What role do the cavities play in the production of


    sounds? 

    4- How important are the vocal cords? What is the


    shape of the vocal cords like when we produce
    voiced sounds? 
    5- What kind of sound is produced when the soft
    palate is raised? Lowered? 
    6- What are the important parts of the roof of the
    mouth? 
    7- What are the important parts of the tongue? 8-
    How are the lips important in sound production?  

      II- True /False: Decide whether the following are


    true or false: 
    1 - It is said that there are four stages in the speech
    chain: 
    a - psychological, b- articulatory, cacoustic, and d-
    interpretive. ( F)

    2 - The larynx, which is situated in the upper part of


    the windpipe, contains the so-called vocal cords. (T)

    3 - The action of the vocal cords consists in their role


    as a vibrator set in motion by lung air. (T)

    4 - When the edges of the vocal cords are touching or


    nearly touching, the air passing through the glottis will
    usually cause vibration, which produces voiced
    sounds. ( T)
    5 - When the vocal cords are wide apart, the sounds
    produced are voiced sounds. (F voiced sounds=>
    voiceless )

    6 - Nasal, oral and pharyngeal cavities function as the


    principal resonators. (F)

    7 - The lip shape is important in producing either


    rounded or unrounded vowels. (T)

    8 - The main division of the roof of the mouth are


    dental, alveolar, hard palate, and soft palate  (T)

    III- Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer 


    1-Which of the following is not a stage of the speech
    chain? 
    A- psychological B- articulatory C- acoustic D-
    synthetic   

    2-The . . . . . . . . . . . . . provide the most usual source


    of energy. 
    A- lungs    B- ears    C- eyes      D- lips  
    3-The larynx is situated in the upper part of the . . . . . . .
    . . 
     A- mouth      B- windpipe       C- eye       D- ear 

    4- When the vocal cords are touching or nearly


    touching(âm hữu thanh- âm rung) , the sounds they
    produced might be:
    A- /p, t and k/ 
    B- /s, k and t/
    C- /p, s and k/ 
    D- /a:, ɪ and i:/ (do/p,t,k, s/ là âm vô thanh; /a:,I,i: là
    âm hữu thanh)

    5-The oral, nasal and laryngeal cavities function


    as………….of the note produced in the larynx. 
     A-vibrators      B- resonators        C- joiner      D-
    filler 

    6- Which of the following is/ are………the articulators


    above the larynx? 
    A- The lungs      B- The stomach      C- The tongue     
    D- The eyes 
    7- The… is between the teeth ridge and the soft palate.
     A- hard palate      B- tongue     C- nose     D- lungs     

    8- We use the word glottis to refer to the opening


    between . . . . . . . . .
     A- the eyes      B- the ears        C- the vocal cords     
    D- the mouth 

    9- The ….. can be rounded or unrounded.


     A- vibrators      B- resonators       C- joiners        D-
    fillers 

    10- Which of the following states of the vocal cords is


    important in the production of vibration? 
    A- wide apart     
    B- touching or nearly touching each other 
    C- narrow glottis 
    D- half apart  

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