Examen Complexivo - Linguistics

Give three different names that have been used for the accent usually used for teaching the pronunciation of British English

• Receive Pronunciation (RP)

• BBC Pronunciation (BBC)

• Estuary English

• General British (GB)

What is the difference between accent and dialect?

• Accent is concerned only with pronunciation differences, while dialect refers to all language variation including grammatical and lexical factors.

• Accent is concerned with all language variation (grammatical and lexical factors) and dialect with pronunciation differences.

Which word is used to refer to the relative strength of a syllable?

• intonation

• phoneme

• stress

• syllable

Which word is used to refer to the use of the pitch of the voice to convey meaning?

• intonation

• syllable

• stress

• phonemes

How many sounds (phonemes) do you think there are here?

LOVE (lʌv)

• 1 phoneme

• 2 phonemes

• 3 phonemes

• 4 phonemes

• 5 phonemes

How many sounds (phonemes) do you think there are here?

HALF (hɑːf)

• 1 phoneme

• 2 phonemes

• 3 phonemes

• 4 phonemes

• 5 phonemes

How many sounds (phonemes) do you think there are here?

WRIST (rɪst)

• 1 phoneme

• 2 phonemes

• 3 phonemes

• 4 phonemes

• 5 phonemes

How many sounds (phonemes) do you think there are here?

SHRINK (ʃrɪŋk)

• 1 phoneme

• 2 phonemes

• 3 phonemes

• 4 phonemes

• 5 phonemes

How many sounds (phonemes) do you think there are here?

OUGHT (ɔːt)

• 1 phoneme

• 2 phonemes

• 3 phonemes

• 4 phonemes

• 5 phonemes

Give the name of the articulator H