LTG202

What is another term for the study of speech sounds in language?

• Phonetics

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

What is the smallest unit of sound in a language called?

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

• Syllable

• Consonant

Which of the following is not a place of articulation for consonants?

• Bilabial

• Dental

• Laryngeal

• Velar

Which of the following terms refers to the vibration of the vocal cords?

• Resonance

• Articulation

• Phonation

• Prosody

Which of the following is not a way in which vowels can be classified?

• Height

• Frontness

• Backness

• Consonancy

Which of the following is not a manner of articulation for consonants?

• A) Fricative

• B) Stop

• C) Glottal

• D) Liquid

A sound produced with the tongue tip briefly touching the alveolar ridge

• glides

• liquid

• nasal

• flap

the study of the physical properties of speech as sound waves

• phonetics

• auditory phonetics

• acoustic phonetics

• articulatory phonetics

a consonant produced with the upper teeth and the lower lip (e.g. the first sounds in very funny)

• dental

• bilabial

• labiodental

• alveolar

sounds produced with the tongue in motion to or from a vowel sound, also called ‘semi-vowels’ or ‘approximants’ (e.g. the first sounds in wet, yes)

• liquid

• glides

• affricate

• nasal