Chapter 3: The Sounds of Language

What is "Phonetics"?

• The general study of the characteristics of musical sounds

• The general study of the characteristics of speech sounds

• The general study of the characteristics of silent sounds

• The general study of the characteristics of natural sounds

Which of the following refers to "acoustic phonetics"?

• physical properties of speech as sound waves in the air

• the perception, via the ear, of speech sounds

• the study of how speech sounds are made or articulated

• a speech sound produced by restricting the airflow in some way

Which of the following refers to "articulatory phonetics"?

• physical properties of speech as sound waves in the air

• the perception, via the ear, of speech sounds

• the study of how speech sounds are made or articulated

• a speech sound produced by restricting the airflow in some way

Which of the following refers to "auditory phonetics"?

• physical properties of speech as sound waves in the air

• the perception, via the ear, of speech sounds

• the study of how speech sounds are made or articulated

• a speech sound produced by restricting the airflow in some way

Which of the following sounds are described as fricatives?

• [p], [t], [k]

• [f], [θ], [s], [h], [∫]

• [l], [r]

• [m], [n], [ŋ]

Which of the following sounds are described as Labiodental?

• [f],[v]

• [t],[s],[h]

• [s], [h], [∫]

• [g],[k]

Which of the following sounds are described as Nasals?

• [f], [θ], [s], [h], [∫]

• [l], [r]

• [t],[v]

• [m], [n], [ŋ]

Which of the following groups of words has front vowels?

• bead, bed, bad

• above, oven, support

• boo, move, book

• born, cob,cot

Which of the following groups of words has central vowels?

• bead, bed, bad

• above, oven, support

• boo, move, book

• born, cob,cot

Which of the following groups of words has back vowels?

• bead, bed, bad

• above, oven, support

• boo, move, book

• butt, cob, cot