A phoneme is:

• the smallest language unit, which is capable of differentiating words and grammatical forms of words.

• defined as the variations, which take place in the pitch of the voice in connected speech.

• the variant of phoneme.

• a special coloring of the voice.

An allophone:

• It is the variant of phoneme.

• It is the modification in the articulation of a consonant under the influence of a neighboring consonant.

• It is defined as the variations, which take place in the pitch of the voice in connected speech.

• It is the recurrence of stressed syllables.

Phonology

• It is a branch of phonetics, which studies the functional aspects of speech sounds.

• It is a branch of phonetics, which studies the acoustic aspects of speech sounds.

• It is a branch of phonetics, which studies the auditory aspects of speech sounds.

Intonation is:

• a special coloring of the voice.

• a special fall of the voice.

• a special assimilation of the voice.

Timber

• It is defined as the variations, which take place in the pitch of the voice in connected speech.

• It is defined as the variations, which take place in the assimilation of the voice in connected speech.

• It is defined as the variations, which take place in the recurrence of the voice in connected speech.

• It is defined as the variations, which take place in the obstruction of the voice in connected speech.

Tempo is:

• the speed with which sentences or their parts are pronounced.

• the coloring with which sentences or their parts are pronounced.

• the stress with which sentences or their parts are pronounced.

Syntagm

• It is a part of utterance from the view of sense, grammar and phonetics.

• It is a part of lexeme from the view of sense, grammar and phonetics.

• It is a part of morpheme from the view of sense, grammar and phonetics.

Phonetics is:

• a science, which is concerned with the structure of a language or the sound matter of a language

• science, which is concerned with the structure of a language or the affix matter of a language.

• a science, which is concerned with the structure of a language or the grammar matter of a language.

How many vowels are there in the English language?:

• C) 20.

• 23

• 22

• 21

How many consonants are there in the English languages?:

• 24

• 26

• 20

• 25