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Introduction to the Study of Language I - Phonology
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1What is the subject of Articulatory Phonetics?
- Asound waves
- Bperceiving of sound
- Cproduction of sound
2What is the subject of Acoustic Phonetics?
- Asound waves
- Bperception of sound
- Cproduction of sound
3What is the subject of Auditory Phonetics?
- Aperception of sound
- Bsound waves
- Cproduction of sound
4What are Articulators?
- AWay to pronounce vocals
- BPeople who check others pronunciation and correct them, if necessary
- CParts of the vocal apparatus, which are involved in speech production.
- DA scientific method to analyze ones pronunciation.
5What are active articulators?
- Atongue
- Bupper teeth
- Clips
- Dlower jaw
- Ehard palate
6Articulators can be split into two groups: active and passive articulators.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7When is a speech sound voiced?
- AWhen the vocal folds are drawn together, the air from the lungs repeatedly pushes them apart as it passes through, creating a vibrating effect.
- BWhen the vocal folds are spread apart, the air from the lungs passes between them unimpeded.
8What's a voiceless sound?
- A[s] in Sue
- B[z] in zoo
9Place of articulation
- Aused to describe sounds
- Bdenote the place of articulation of the sound
- Clocation inside the mouth at which the constriction of the passing air takes place
10What means 'bilabial'?
- ASound formed using both upper and lower lips
- Bslightly further back than the alveolar sounds, between the hard palate and the alveolar ridge
- Csound produced with the back of the tongue against the velum
- Dsound formed with the upper teeth and the lower lip.
11'labiodental'?
- Aslightly further back than the alveolar sounds- between the hard palate and the alveolar ridge
- BSound formed using both upper and lower lips
- Csound formed with the upper teeth and the lower lip
- Dsound produced with the tongue and the palate
12'palato-alveolar'?
- Aslightly further back than the alveolar sounds- between the hard palate and the alveolar ridge
- Bsound produced without the active use of the tongue and other parts of the mouth and an open glottis
- CSound formed using both upper and lower lips
13'palatal'?
- Aformed with the tongue tip behind the upper front teeth
- Bsound produced with the tongue and the palate
- Cslightly further back than the alveolar sounds- between the hard palate and the alveolar ridge
14'velar'?
- Asound formed with the upper teeth and the lower lip
- Bsound produced with the tongue and the palate
- Csound produced with the back of the tongue against the velum
15'velar'?
- Asound formed with the upper teeth and the lower lip
- Bsound produced with the tongue and the palate
- Csound produced with the back of the tongue against the velum
16'glottal'?
- Asound formed with the front part of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
- Bsound formed with the upper teeth and the lower lip
- Csound produced with the tongue and the palate
- Dsound produced without the active use of the tongue and other parts of the mouth and an open glottis
17Manner of articulation includes:
- APlosives
- BNasals
- CAffricatives
- DFlaps
- EApproximant
- FGlottal stop
- GFricative
18"by the tongue tip tapping the alveolar ridge"?
- AFricative
- BFlap
- CNasal
- DApproximant
19"almost stop of the air stream and air push through the very narrow opening"?
- AAffricative
- BFricative
- CPlosive
- DNasal
20"sound produced by stopping the air stream then letting it go abruptly"?
- APlosive
- BFlap
- CAffricative
- DNasal
21"a combined brief stopping of the air stream with an obstructed release which causes some friction"
- APlosive
- BGlottal stop
- CNasal
- DAffricative
22"orally produced sound; when the velum is lowered and the air stream flows out through the nose"?
- ANasal
- BFricative
- CGlottal stop
- DFlap
23Criteria to describe Monophthong - vowels?
- AVowel length (short, long)
- BHeight (low, mid, high)
- CVoicing (voiceless, voiced)
- DTongue position (front, central, back)
- EPosition of lips (rounded vs. unrounded/apart)
24Are Monophthonges simple vowels with no change in quality?
- ATrue
- BFalse
25Which answers are correct regarding Diphthonges?
- Avowel sound where there is a change in auditory quality within a single syllable
- Bvowels with no change in quality
- CThey have a starting point and an end point.
- DYou can differ between Closing and Opening Diphthonges
- EYou can differ between Closing and Centering Diphtonges
26Which Diphthonges end in the high vowel? What are examples for them?
- AClosing Diphthonges
- BCentering Diphtonges
- Cei, ai
- Dau, ou
27Centering vowels?
- Aend in the high vowel
- Bend with a central vowel
- Conly in RP (=Received Pronunciation, only in BE)
28What does Received Pronunciation mean?
- ARG describes the standard accent of BE
- BRG describes the standard accent of North American English (NAE)
29What is the study of the abstract categories that organize the sound system of a language?
- APhonetics
- BPhonology
30What are the segmental aspects of Phonology?
- AFeatures of pronunciation in a syllable
- BFunction of individual sounds in a language
31What are the suprasegmental aspects of Phonology?
- AFeatures of pronunciation in a syllable
- BFunction of individual sounds in a language
32Which sentences are correct?
- APhoneme is a physical realization of a sound (f.i. the difference voiced or voiceless of the phoneme)
- BPhoneme is the smallest meaning-distinguishing unit in a language, by adding + or - it can be further described
- CPhone is a physical realization of a sound (f.i. the difference voiced or voiceless of the phoneme)
- DPhone is the smallest meaning-distinguishing unit in a language, by adding + or - it can be further described
33Which statements are correct?
- AAllophones are phonetically similar phones of a phoneme that do not distinguish meaning and are “regarded” as the same sound.
- BAllophones are constraints on the sequence or position of English phonemes. There are definite patterns in the types of sound combinations permitted in a language. The constraints operate on the syllable level.
- CPhonotactics are constraints on the sequence or position of English phonemes. There are definite patterns in the types of sound combinations permitted in a language. The constraints operate on the syllable level.
- DPhonotactics are phonetically similar phones of a phoneme that do not distinguish meaning and are “regarded” as the same sound.
34pat - bat- pet --> What is this?
- AA minimal pair
- BA minimal set
- CNeither
35Which statements are correct?
- AAspiration is the puff of air, an aspirated phone is written with a raised a
- BAspiration is the puff of air, an aspirated phone is written with a raised *
- CAspiration is the puff of air, an aspirated phone is written with a raised h
- DAspiration is the puff of air, an aspirated phone is written with a raised '
36The effect of the nasal consonant on a vowel is called...
- ANazalisation
- BNasalization
- CNasalisation
- DNaselization
- ENasallization
- FNasalizetion
37What is a Minimal pair?
- Afeed read
- Bbat pat
- Ctwo words with identical form except for a contrast in one phoneme occurring in the same position that changes the meaning
- Dtwo words with identical form except for a contrast in two phonemes that changes the meaning
38A minimal set is a group of words that can be differentiated by changing two phonemes in the same position
- ATrue
- BFalse
39A minimal set is a group of words that can be differentiated by changing one phoneme in the same position
- ATrue
- BFalse
40What does [p'] mean?
- AIt is a released consonant, the release of the air being built up
- BIt is a unreleased consonant, there is no release of the air pressure
41Which one is right?
- AComplementary distribution= two sounds which are distributed in such a way that one can only occur where the other cannot occur
- BComplementary distribution= two sounds which are distributed in such a way that one can only occur where the other occurs
42Free variation means...
- AThe user/speaker consciously chooses between two allophones
- BThe user/speak unconsciously chooses between two allophones
43Which is right?
- ANeutralization means, a contrast between phonemes becomes invisible
- BFinal devoicing means, a voiced phoneme having a unvoiced allophone in word-final position
- CNeutralization means, a voiced phoneme having an unvoiced allophone in word-final-position
- DFinal devoicing means, a contrast between phonemes becomes invisible
44A syllable contains...
- Aonset
- Bnucleus
- Ccoda
- Drhyme
45A rhyme contains...
- Aonset
- Bnucleus
- Ccoda
- Drhyme
46What is a syllabic consonant?
- AA consonant that occupies the central part of the syllable. In phonetic transcription you mark them with a . under them.
- BA consonant that occupies the first part of the syllable. In phonetic transcription you mark them with a . under them.
- CA consonant that occupies the last part of the syllable. In phonetic transcription you mark them with a . under them.
47What is a open syllable?
- AThe syllable misses the coda
- BThe syllable misses the onset
- CThe syllable misses the nucleus
- DThe syllable has the onset and nucleus
- EThe syllable has the nucleus and coda
- FThe syllable has the onset and coda
48A closed syllable...
- Ahas got a coda and onset
- Bhas got a coda, onset and nucleus
- Chas got neither of the three
- Dhas got only the coda
49Vowel epenthesis means the insertion of a vowel into syllables
- ATrue
- BFalse
50Consonant cluster: the onset or the coda consists of more than one consonant.
- ATrue
- BFalse
51CC means...
- Athe 2nd position must be a liquid or a glide
- Bthe 1st consonant is a /s/, followed by a voiceless stop and a liquid or glide
52CCC is...
- Athe 2nd position must be a liquid or a glide
- Bthe 1st consonant is a /s/, followed by a voiceless stop and a liquid or glide
53process of not pronouncing a sound segment that might be present in the deliberately careful pronunciation of a word in isolation?
- ACoarticulation
- BElision
- CAssimilation
54process making one sound almost at the same time as the next sound?
- ACoarticulation
- BElision
- CAssimilation
55two sound segments occur in sequence and some aspect of one segment is taken by the other?
- ACoarticulation
- BElision
- CAssimilation
56What is right?
- ASyllabification = assigning syllable structure to words
- BSyllabification = assigning syllable structure to sentences
- CThere is the maximal onset principle
- DThere is the minimal onset principle
- EThere is the phonology sequencing principle
- FThere is the sonority sequencing principle
57Which principle is described: we prefer to syllabify consonants in an onset rather than in a coda -> as many consonants as possible end up in an onset
- AThe maximal onset principle
- BThe sonority sequencing principle
58Which principle is described: it claims that sounds preceding the nucleus must rise in sonority and sounds following the nucleus must fall in sonority
- Athe maximal onset principle
- Bthe sonority sequencing principle
59Weak syllables...
- Acontain full vowels and are unstressed
- Bcontain weak vowels and are unstressed
- Ccontain full vowels and are stressed
- Dcontain weak vowels and are stressed
60Strong syllables...
- Acontain strong vowels and are unstressed
- Bcontain weak vowels and are unstressed
- Ccontain full vowels and are stressed
- Dcontain weak vowels and are stressed
61What describes: stressed syllables occur at regular intervals?
- ARhythm
- BStress-timed
- CSyllable-timed
62What describes: distribution of primary stresses in a longer stretch of speech?
- ARhythm
- BStress-timed
- CSyllable-timed
63What describes: syllables occur at regular intervals, stressed or unstressed?
- ARhythm
- BStress-timed
- CSyllable-timed
64What is right?
- APitch= auditory perception of frequency (high or low)
- BIntonation= rises and falls in pitch
- CPitch = rises and falls in pitch
- DIntonation= auditory perception of frequency (high or low)
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- Steop-Lecture of University of Vienna, English and American Studies, Part I: Phonetics
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