| A | B |
|---|
| quality | the individual sound of a particular voice |
| resonance | the vibration tone produced when sound waves strike the cambers of the throat, head, nose and mouth |
| Nasality | the quality of sound produced through nasal passages |
| pitch | the relative highness or lowness of the voice |
| inflection | modulation, variety of pitch |
| monotone | an unvaried speaking tone, lack of inflection throughout a speech |
| volume | the strength, force, or intensity with which sound is made |
| rate | the speed in which words are spoken |
| diction | the selection and pronunciation of words and their combinations in speech |
| schwa | a pronunciation symbol with the sound of "uh", as in about; often the vowel sound in an unstressed syllable |
| voiceless | referring to constants, such as p, t and f, that do not cause vibration of the vocal folds when sounded |
| voiced | referring to consonants, such as b, d, and v, that cause vibration of the vocal folds when sounded |
| pronunciation | the manner of saying words using the correct sounds and placing the accents on the stressed syllables |
