THE SOUNDS OF LANGUAGE

Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that focuses on studying the sounds of speech.

• True

• False

What does IPA stand for?

(a)  

What is the IPA?

• It is a dictionary that defines language sounds

• It is the most important framework that provides information about most of the sounds that can be identified in human utterations

• None of the above

A __________ sound happens when our vocal chords are close to each other and the air that goes through them creates a vibration.

• Voiceless

• Voiced

A (a)   sound happens when the vocal chords are distanced form each other and when the air flow goes through these, no vibration is produced.

The place where an air constriction is produced within the mouth is known as:

• The place of articulation

• The manner of articulation

• A voiced sound

• A voiceless sound

The (a)   of articulation is the way in which we pronounce a speech sound

Which of these vocal sounds is a Low central sound

• o

• i

• e

• a