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question 22
property of language describing the fact that there is no natural connection
between a linguistic form and its meaning
a) arbitrariness
b) displacement
c) cultural transmission
question 24
a property of language that allows users to create new expressions
a) productivity
b) displacement
c) arbitrariness
the process whereby knowledge of a language is passed from one generation to
the next
a) duality
b) cultural transmission
c) arbitrariness
question 48
a unit of sound consisting of a vowel and optional consonants before or after the
vowel
a) cuneiform
b) syllable
c) alphabet
d) phonograph\
question 54
the study of the characteristics of speech sounds
a) phonetics
b) articulatory phonetics
c) auditory phonetics
question 58
vocal cords are inside the:
a) trachea
b) lungs
c) larynx حنجره
question 60
when the vocal cords are spread apart, the air from the lungs passes between
them unimpeded
a) voiced sounds
b) loud sounds
c) voiceless sounds
question 61
when the vocal cords are drawn together, the air from the lungs repeatedly
pushes them apart as it passes through, creating a vibration effect
a) voiced sounds
b) voiceless sounds
c) loud sounds
question 63
sounds formed using both upper and lower lips. The lower lip articulates against
the upper lip
a) labiodentals
b) alveopalatals
c) bilabials
d) glottals
-sounds formed with the upper teeth and the lower lip. The lower lip articulates
sounds formed with the tongue tip behind the upper front teeth. The tongue tip
articulates against the upper teeth
a) dentals
b) alveolars
c) palatals
-sounds is the rough, bony ridge immediately behind and above the upper teeth. The tongue tip formed with the front part of the tongue on the alveolar ridge, which and/or blade articulates against the teeth ridge
a) dentals
b) bilabials
c) palatals
d) alveolars
sounds produced with the tongue and the palate. The tongue front articulates
against the hard palate
a) palatals
b) glottals
c) velars
d) alveolars
sounds produced with the back of the tongue against the velum. The tongue
back articulates against the soft palate
a) bilabials
b) labiodentals
c) velars
d) glottals
sounds that are produced without the active use of the tongue and other parts of
the mouth
a) dentals
b) glottals
c) velars
d) bilabials
question 84
according to the manner of articulation [f], [v], [θ], [d], [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ] are
a) glottals
b) dentals
c) nasals
d) fricatives
according to the manner of articulation [tʃ] and [dʒ] are
a) affricates
b) glides
c) labiodentals
d) velars
according to the manner of articulation [m], [n], and [ŋ] are
d) nasals
question 87
according to the manner of articulation [l] and [r] are
a) liquids
b) labiodentals
c) dentals
d) palatals
according to the manner of articulation [w] and [j] are
a) liquids
b) palatals
c) glides
d) nasals
produced with a relatively free flow of air
a) nasals
b) glottals
c) liquids
d) vowels
the vowel in eat, key, see is represented in phonetics as
a) [e]
b) [æ]
c) [i]
d) [ə]
the vowel in hit, myth are represented in phonetics as
a) [ɪ]
b) [i]
c) [e]
question 92
the vowel in [great] is represented in phonetics as
a) [æ]
b) [ε]
c) [ʊ]
d) [e]
question 93
the vowel in [pet] is represented in phonetics as
a) [i]
b) [ʌ]
c) [ε]
d) [æ]
94
the vowel in [my] is represented in phonetics as
question 95
the study of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in languages
a) phonology
b) phones
c) phonemes
d) allophones
question 96
the smallest meaning-distinguishing sound unit in the abstract representation of
the sounds of a language.
a) phonology
b) phones
c) phonemes
d) allophones
a physically produced speech sound, representing one version of a phoneme
a) co-articulation
b) minimal pair
c) allophones
d) phones
the sound [p] in 'put' is pronounced with a stronger puff of air than the [p] in 'up',
and both of them are called:
a) phonemes
b) allophones
c) minimal pair
d) minimal set
question 99
the two words 'hat' and 'bat' are both an example of
a) phonemes
b) minimal set
c) minimal pair
d) allophones
the words (man, fan, van, ban, pan) are an example of
a) minimal set
b) minimal pair
c) allophones
d) phonemes
constraints (restrictions) on the permissible combination of sounds in a language
a) phonotactics
b) phonemes
c) allophones
d) phones
unit of sound consisting of a vowel (v) and optional consonant(s) (c) before or
after the vowel.
a) coda
b) nucleus
c) onset
d) syllable
question 103
the part of a syllable after the vowel
a) onset
b) consonant cluster
c) coda
d) rhyme
the vowel in a syllable.
a) coda
b) nucleus
c) syllable
d) rhyme
the part of the syllable before the vowel.
a) rhyme
b) nucleus
c) onset
d) syllable
the part of the syllable containing the vowel plus any following consonant(s)
d) syllable
question 108
the process of making one sound almost at the same time as the next sound
a) elision
b) co-articulation
c) assimilation
d) aspiration
when we don't pronounce the [d] in "hand me the pen", this is called
a) aspiration
b) elision
c) pronounciation
d) assimilation
question 110
in the word "handbag" we pronounce 'n' as 'm' to be "hambag". This is called
a) aspiration
b) assimilation
c) elision
d) phoneme
in the word 'heart' /rt/ is
a) nucleus
b) onset
c) coda
d) rhyme
question 114
in the word "fat" the vowel 'a' or 'æ' is
a) rhyme
b) onset
c) syllable
d) nucleus
question 116
in the word "cat" /æt/ or 'at' is
a) rime
b) consonant cluster
c) nucleus
d) coda
question 119
the study of the origin and history of a word.
a) etymology
b) coinage
question 129
reducing the word "veterinarian" to "vet" is
the process of reducing a word to a shorter version and using it as a new word is
using the verb "guess" as a noun is:
adding the suffix "-less" to the word "voice" to form the word "voiceless" is called
a) derivation
b) backformation
c) clipping
d) conversion
the suffix '-ness' is
a) lexical morpheme
b) functional morpheme
c) inflectional morpheme
d) derivational morpheme
question 148
the suffix '-s' which is used to form plural words is
a) functional morpheme
b) lexical morpheme
c) inflectional morpheme
d) derivational morpheme
in morphology, the word 'the' is
a) lexical morpheme
b) functional morpheme
c) derivational morpheme
d) inflectional morpheme
the two inflectional morphemes '-s' and '-es' which are used to form plural words
the description of the structure of phrases and sentences based on established
categories used in the analysis of latin and greek.
a) agreement
b) prescriptive approach
c) traditional analysis
d) traditional grammar