Pronunciation Change - English Phonology 4B (Group 5)

What are the factors that affect the change of pronunciation? (more than one answer)

• scientifically

• historically

• geographically

• psychologically

• theologically

The foundation of the modern consonant system has existed for centuries. At what era might this phenomenon be seen earliest?

• Middle English

• Old English

• Modern English

• Neo English

• Proto English

In the age of old English, odd words such as "sceal" and "heardra" are common. What is the meaning of these words in modern English?

• "shall" and "heard"

• "seal" and "heard"

• "seal" and "harder"

• "shall" and "harder"

• "shall" and "hard"

Seven centuries ago, the English language has consonants which contributed to a sub category of consonant; what are the name of the sub categories which the modern English language has lost? (more than one answer)

• Voiceless velar fricative

• Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative

• Voiceless alveolar fricative

• Voiceless pharyngeal fricative

• Voiceless palatal fricative

"whan that aprille with hise shoures soothe" and "Tis not enough no harshness gives offence" from what period do these 2 sentences came from? (more than one answer)

• Old English

• Middle English

• Early Modern English

• Modern English

• Contemporary English

What eventually makes English more consistent and stops people from regularly inventing new words?

• Civilisation

• Economy

• Speech

• Politics

• Dictionary

British English is getting overtaken by American English

• True

• False

The pronunciation of places in English are changing over time, on what base do people make this change of?

• on how the words are understood

• on how the words are made

• on how the words are written

• on how the words are founded

• on how the words are invented

The word “handkerchief” is spelled /ˈhæŋkətʃiːf/, but historically, this word used to have a different pronunciation; how was this word pronounced in the past?

• /ˈhænkətʃɪf/

• /ˈhæŋkətʃɪf/

• /ˈhæŋketʃɪf/

• /hænkeː.tʃɪf/

• /ˌhæŋkətʃɪf/

Words such as make-up, breakdown, hold-up, and lock-out have the stress pattern of IES, but this was after they underwent a change; how was make-up pronounced in the past?

• ˈmake-up

• maˈke-up

• make-ˈup

• make-upˈ

• ˈmake-up