Is the linguistic and Philosophical study of meaning in language.

Studies the ways in wich context contributes to meaning.

Is the linguistic and Philosophical study of meaning in language.

Some problems with ordinary spelling are...

Some letters in a word may not be pronounced at all.

A single letter may represent a combination of sounds.

A combination of letters may represent a single sound.

The same letter may represent a variety of sounds.

The same sound may be represented by manny letter or combination of letters.

What is Acoustic Phonetics?

Focuses on the Physical properties of the sounds of language.

Focuses on how acoustic are the sounds to the listeners.

Focuses on how listeners perceive the sounds of language.

Focuses on how the vocal tract produces the sounds of language.

What is Auditory Phonetics?

Focuses on how listeners perceive the sounds of language.

Focuses on how the vocal tract produces the sounds of language.

Focuses on the Physical properties of the sounds of language.

Focuses on the audition of the speaker.

What is Articulatory Phonetics?

Focuses on how the vocal tract produces the sounds of language.

Focuses on how listeners perceive the sounds of language.

Focuses on the Physical properties of the sounds of language.

The thyroid cartilage is...

attached by muscles to the hyoid bone higher up in the neck.

sort of a ring shape underneath the thyroid.

The Cricoid cartilage is...

sort of a ring shape underneath the thyroid.

attached by muscles to the hyoid bone higher up in the neck

sort of a box shape underneath the thyroid.

The two Arytenoid cartilages sit on top of the back of the cricoid and they can move...

Together and apart, rock backwards and forwards as wellas as rotate.

The vocal folds are...

Two ligaments which are covered with mucous membrane.

Two tiny bones located in the larinx whic are covered with cartilages.

Three cartilages located in the Pharynx.

The vocal folds form a kind of a valve, so their primary function is...

to prevent anything entering the lungs suchs as food or water.

to vibrate everytimes we speak.

to release the air out of the lungs.

vowels can be classified according to...

vertical and horizontal position of the tongue, roundness of the lips, duration, tenseness, complexity and stress.

vertical and horizontal position of the tongue, roundness of the tongue, duration, intenseness, complexity and stress.

vertical and horizontal position of the lips, roundness of the lips, duration, tenseness, complexity and stress.

vertical and horizontal position of the lips, roundness of the mouth, duration, tenseness, complexity and dress.

According to the horizontal position of the tongue and they can be:

Front vowels: they are pronounced when the front of the tongue is raised in the direction of the hard palate.

Central vowels: they are in the middle, between the back and front vowels.

Back vowels:when the back of the tongue is raised in the direction of the soft palate.

-High vowels: when the mouth is relatively closed.

Low vowels: when the mouth is relatively open.

According to the vertical position of the tongue they can be classified as:

Mid-vowels: when the mouth is approximately half-way.

Low vowels: when the mouth is relatively open.

High vowels: when the mouth is relatively closed.

Front vowels: they are pronounced when the front of the tongue is raised in the direction of the hard palate.

Back vowels:when the back of the tongue is raised in the direction of the soft palate.

Vowels can be classified according to the roundness of the lips:

-Round vowels: They are the result of a position where the corners of the lips are brought towards each other and the lips are pushed forward in the shape of a circle.

-Unrounded vowels: in this position, the lips are moved away from each other (it is the shape of the mouth when we smile)

-Neutral vowels: they are the result of a position where the lips are not noticeably rounded or unrounded

-High vowels: when the mouth is relatively closed.

-Low vowels: when the mouth is relatively open.

Vowels can be classified acordding to their tenseness and they can be...

Lax vowels are those that are made with a placement of the tongue that result in less vocal tract constriction.

Tense vowels are those that are made with a placement of the tongue that result in relatively greater vocal tract constriction.

Tense vowels are those that are made with a placement of the tongue that result in relatively closer vocal tract constriction.

Lax vowels are those that are made with a placement of the tongue that result in more vocal tract constriction.

Vowels can be also classified according to the complexity...

Simple vowel: is a sound with no detectable change from beginning to end.

Complex vowel: is a sound with a slightly change from beginning to end.

Complex vowel: is a complex sound to remember.

Simple vowel: is a simple sound to remember.

Vowels can be classified according to the stress and they can be...

Stressed vowel sounds are longer, louder, and/or higher in pitch than vowel sounds without stress.

Unstressed vowels are letters that are not easy to hear in a word.

Unstressed vowels are letters that are longer, louder, and/or higher in pitch than vowel sounds without stress.

Stressed vowel sounds are not easy to hear in a word.

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what are the linguistic branches?

Phonology, Phonetics, Syntax, Grammar, Morphology, Pragmatics ad Semantics.

Phonology, Phonetics, Syntax, Grammar, Sociology, Pragmatics ad Semantics.

Psychology, Phonetics, Syntax, Grammar, Morphology, Pragmatics ad Semantics.

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Diachronic Linguistics

Presents an account of the language as it is at some particular point in time.

Traces the historical development of the language and records

Studies the chronicles of a given language.

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Synchronic Linguistics

Studies how language synchronizes with others languages.

Traces the historical development of the language and records

Presents an account of the language as it is at some particular point in time.

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What is phonetics?

Is the study of words how are they formed and their relationship to other words in the same language.

Is the set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases and words in any natural language.

Is the set of rules, principles and processes that govern structure of sentences in given language, usually including word order.

Studies the properties of speech sounds in general (independent of any language)

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what is Phonology?

Is the study of words how are they formed and their relationship to other words in the same language.

Is the set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases and words in any natural language.

Investigates the role of the speech sounds in different languages (dependent on a particular language)

Is the set of rules, principles and processes that govern structure of sentences in given language, usually including word order.

Studies the properties of speech sounds in general (independent of any language)

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What is Grammar?

Is the set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases and words in any natural language.

Is the study of words how are they formed and their relationship to other words in the same language.

Is the set of rules, principles and processes that govern structure of sentences in given language, usually including word order.

Studies the properties of speech sounds in general (independent of any language)

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2 mins • 1 pt

What is Syntax?

Is the set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases and words in any natural language.

Studies the properties of speech sounds in general (independent of any language)

Is the study of words how are they formed and their relationship to other words in the same language.

Investigates the role of the speech sounds in different languages (dependent on a particular language)

Is the set of rules, principles and processes that govern structure of sentences in given language, usually including word order.

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English Phonetics

33 questions

what are the linguistic branches?

Diachronic Linguistics

Synchronic Linguistics

What is phonetics?

what is Phonology?

What is Grammar?

What is Syntax?

What is Morphology?

what is Semantics?

What is Pragmatics?

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