Question

What is essential for the production of speech sounds?

• A. Air-stream mechanism
• B. Vocal cord vibration
• C. Articulatory movement
• D. Resonance chambers

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Air-stream mechanism

• The air-stream mechanism is essential for the production of speech sounds because it provides the moving air needed to create different articulations.

• Without airflow—especially from the lungs—most speech sounds couldn’t be produced.