Introduction to Linguistics_24

A branch of linguistics that studies speech sounds is called.........

• phonetics

• morphology

• syntax

• phonemics

What is morphology?

• The study of how words are formed into phrases

• The study of history of words

• The study of the internal structure of words

• The study of formation of sounds into words

Match the following

Groups:

(a) traditional grammar

,

(b) modern linguistics

• a descriptive approach, seeking to understand how language is actually used

• establish a set of norms for correct usage

• describe and explain language as a dynamic and evolving system

• primarily concerned with the prescriptive rules and structures of a language

Consonants can be classified based on.....EXCEPT

• voiced or voiceless

• places of articulation

• acoustic of its articulations

• manners of articulation

The allophones of plural /s/ are shown in the following words, EXCEPT....

• bags

• cats

• buses

• dash

Based on places of articulation, the speech sounds /b/ /p/ /m/ belong to........ sounds

• alveolar

• palatal

• bilabial

• interdental

Click the play button, wait a second, and then answer the question

"the phonemic transcription of the word you've heard is...."

• /θɪk/

• /pɪk/

• /tɪk/

• /lɪk/

Click the play button, wait a second, then answer the question:

the word has the following sound, EXCEPT....

• /p/

• æ

• /k/

• /b/

The phonemic transcription of the word "thousand" is.......

• /ˈθaʊ.z ə nd/

• /ˈðaʊ.z ə nd/

• /ˈθʊ.z ə nd/

• /ˈθaʊ.z ə n/

Which word ends with a voiceless sound?

• drag

• buzz

• lab

• sit