Chap 1: Phonology Quiz

What is the main focus of phonology?

• Physical properties of sound

• Meaning of words

• Sound patterns and systems in a language

• Writing systems

Which branch of phonetics deals with sound production?

• Acoustic phonetics

• Articulatory phonetics

• Auditory phonetics

• Cognitive phonetics

What does phonetics primarily study?

• Morphology of words

• Semantic rules

• Production and perception of speech sounds

• Sentence structure

What is the key difference between phonetics and phonology?

• Phonetics is older than phonology

• Phonetics focuses on systems, phonology on sounds

• Phonetics is physical, phonology is abstract

• Phonology studies writing systems

Which of the following is NOT a branch of phonetics?

• Acoustic

• Auditory

• Morphological

• Articulatory

Which of the following is the smallest unit in phonology?

• Morpheme

• Syllable

• Phoneme

• Grapheme

A phoneme is:

• A written letter

• A syllable boundary

• A sound that can distinguish meaning

• A speech organ

Which of these is an example of a phoneme in English?

• [pʰ]

• /b/

• [n̩]

• [æ̃]

Which of the following best describes the concept of minimal pairs?

• Two similar words with same meaning

• Two words differing by one sound

• Synonyms with different spellings

• Two syllables in the same word

What is the role of the vocal tract in speech?

• It processes grammar

• It shapes and modifies airflow to produce sound

• It stores vocabulary

• It filters light