Languages

Languages

By Ольга Алтухова

Multiple Choice

The human vocal apparatus is comprised of...

• vocal cords in the larynx

• vocal cords and the tongue

• the lungs, the larynx and the tongue

• the lungs, the larynx, the tongue and the nasal cavity

The vocal apparatus of an adult

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The IPA table includes...

• 44 English vowels

• 44 English consonants

• 44 diacritics

• 44 English vowels & consonants

The International Phonetic Organisation chart for English

Multiple Choice

Sign languages are based on...

• logograms / pictograms (as opposed to letters)

• visual gestures and movements

• universal symbols such as traffic signs

The ASL table

Multiple Choice

Phrases like 'The sixth twisty crisp' are known as...

• tongue twisters

• jawbreakers

• proverbs

• idioms

Stress / stress-accent language

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And Master Yoda's English has been altered by scriptwriters in terms of...

• phonology

• morphology

• syntax

• register

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