Deck 3: Phonetics and Phonology Terminology

Question 1

IPA stands for

A)international political alphabet
B)international phonetic association
C)indian phonetic alphabet
D)all the above

Answer 1

international phonetic association

Question 2

Sounds articulated by two lips are called ------

A)dental
B)bilabial
C)labio-dental
D)alveolar

Answer 2

bilabial

Question 3

Sounds articulated by the lower lip placed against the upper teeth are called----

A)dental
B)bilabial
C)labio-dental
D)alveolar

Answer 3

labio-dental

Question 4

Sounds articulated by the tip of the tongue placed against the upper teeth are called---

A)dental
B)labio-dental
C)bilabial
D)alveolar

Question 5

Sounds articulated with the tip of the tongue or the blade of the tongue against the teeth ridge are called----

A)dental
B)bilabial
C)labio-dental
D)alveolar

Question 6

-----are produced involving the tip of the tongue and the back part of the teeth ridge.

A)post-alveolar
B)palate-alveolar
C)palatal
D)velar

Question 7

-----are articulated by raising the front of the tongue towards the hard palate

A)post-alveolar
B)palate-alveolar
C)palatal
D)velar

Question 8

----are articulated by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate

A)post-alveolar
B)palate-alveolar
C)palatal
D)velar

Question 9

-------are sounds articulated in the glottis

A)glottal
B)velar
C)palatal
D)none of the above

Question 10

/p/, /b/, /m/ and /w/ are------

A)bilabial
B)dental;
C)velar
D)glottal

Question 11

/f/and /v/ are-------

A)dental
B)labio-dental
C)bilabial
D)alveolar

Question 12

/t/. /d/, /n/, /l/, /s/ are -----------

A)alveolar
B)post-alvoelar
C)palatal
D)dental;

Question 13

The initial sounds in the words 'ship', 'church' and 'judge; are examples for----

A)palato-alveolar
B)palatal
C)velar
D)bilabial

Question 14

The initial consonant in 'Young' is a ------sound

A)palatal
B)velar
C)dental
D)glottal

Question 15

/K/and /g/ are examples for ----sounds

A)velar
B)glottal
C)palatal
D)bilabial

Question 16

/h/ in the word 'he' is a ----sound

A)velar
B)glottal
C)palatal
D)alveolar

Question 17

The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called-------

A)supra-segmental phonemes
B)secondary phonemes
C)prosodic features
D)all the above.

Question 18

Assimilation is mainly of ------types

A)four
B)two
C)three
D)only one

Question 19

The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of ----assimilation

A)progressive
B)regressive
C)reciprocal
D)none of the above

Question 20

The following sound influencing the preceding one is an instance of -- ---assimilation

A)progressive
B)regressive
C)reciprocal
D)none of the above

Question 21

The two sounds influencing each other and combine to produce a third sound is an instance of --------assimilation

A)progressive
B)regressive.
C)reciprocal
D)regressive

Question 22

The voiced sound /z/ denoting the plural morpheme in the word 'dogs' is an instance of ---------assimilation

A)progressive
B)regressive
C)reciprocal
D)none of the above.

Question 23

In the pronunciation of the word 'ink' the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound is an instance of ------

A)progressive
B)regressive
C)reciprocal
D)none of the above

Question 24

The American pronunciation of the word 'issue' is an instance of ------ --type of assimilation

A)progressive
B)regressive
C)reciprocal
D)none of the above

Question 25

Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in declarative sentences uttered as ordinary statements

A)the falling
B)the rising
C)the fall-rise
D)none of the above