Phonetics and Phonology Quiz

English word stress is:

• uncomplex nature

• dynamic

• qualitative

• quantitative

• accent

English closed vowels occur only in:

• closed syllable

• open syllable

• complex nature

• dynamic

• accent

English open vowels can occur in:

• open syllable

• complex nature

• dynamic

• accent

• closed syllable

Point out the sonorants:

• m, n, l, r, w

• b, d, g, h

• c, p, t, k

• f, v, ð, θ, s

• t, v, b, k

The English consonants [p, b, t, d, k] belong to:

• unclusive

• constrictive

• occlusive

• lingual

• monophthongs

The English consonants [p, b, m, w, v, f] belong to:

• labial

• constrictives

• pharyngeals

• occlusives

• monophthongs

Phonemic (broad transcription) contains:

• as many symbols as there are phonemes in the language

• vowel

• consonant

• allophones of each phoneme

• accent

Phonetic (narrow) transcription contains:

• allophones in each phoneme

• as many symbols as there are phonemes of the language

• vowels only

• consonants only

• accent

Definition of Intonation:

• complex unity in speech melody, sentence stress, tempo, timber, paused rhythm

• variations of the word stress

• variations of the pitch of the voice

• variations of loudness.

• all of the above

Definition of Prosody:

• pitch, loudness, duration and pauses

• variations of pitch only

• variations of loudness only

• variations of duration only

• all of the above