Intro to Phonology

The study of the sound patterns of language is called ______________.

• Articulation
  

• Phonetics

• Pragmatics

• Phonology

The cavity in human beings and in animals where the sound produced at the sound source

• Vocal cords

• Vocal folds

• Vocal tract

Which vowel sounds do you make by using the back part of your tongue?

• /iː/ /ɪ/ /e/ /æ/

•  /ə/ /ɜː/ /ʌ/

• /uː/ /ʊ/ /ɔː/ /ɒ/ / ɑː/

which of the fallowing symbols is the Schwa sound?

• /e/

• /ə/

• /ʌ/

When phonemes are transcribed, they are written between:

• (Rounded Brackets)

• /Slash/

• 'Apostrophes'

• [square brackets]

Answer explanation

Which set of words is a minimal pair?

• These - those
• Sink - single
• Their - there

This is when we join words together to make a continuous stream of speech.

• A. Contraction

• B. Sentence stress

• C. Connected speech

Which of the following two answers are examples of minimal pair?

• Sick / Thick

• Hear / Bear

• Chase / Vase

• Time / Tim

This is a sound usually represented by these letters: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, y, z.

• A.Consonant

• B. Vowel

• C. Diphthong

This is a single phoneme constructed of two adjacent vowel sounds.

• A. Phoneme

• B. Diphthong

• C. Minimal pair