Pronunciation Terminology

What does assimilation refer to in pronunciation?

• The omission of a sound in connected speech

• The smooth linking of words in connected speech

• A phoneme changing its quality due to the influence of a neighboring sound

• A variation of a single phoneme that does not affect meaning

What is elision?

• The insertion of a sound between two words

• The omission of a sound that would normally be present in isolated speech

• The linking of a consonant to a vowel in connected speech

• A pronunciation variation of a single phoneme

Catenation is concerned with how sounds are fused together at what boundaries?

• Syllable boundaries

• Word boundaries

• Phoneme boundaries

• Sentence boundaries

When is the letter 'r' in RP not pronounced unless it is followed by a vowel sound?

• At the beginning of a word

• In the middle of a word

• At the end of a word

• Before a consonant sound

What is an intrusive /r/?

• A sound that links a vowel at the end of a word with a consonant at the beginning of the next word

• A sound that is inserted between two words where the first ends in a vowel and the following word begins with a vowel

• A sound that is omitted in connected speech

• A variation of a single phoneme in different positions

Which of the following is an example of an intrusive /w/?

• please, old man

• would you, in case

• go/w/out or you/w/are

• her English

What is an allopone?

• A sound that is inserted to ease the transition between words

• A sound that is omitted in connected speech

• A variation of a single phoneme that does not affect meaning

• The linking of a consonant to a vowel in connected speech

What are bilabial plosives?

• /t/ and /d/

• /p/ and /b/

• /k/ and /g/

• /f/ and /v/

Which sounds are alveolar fricatives?

• /s/ and /z/

• /ʃ/ and /ʒ/

• /m/ and /n/

• /θ/ and /ð/

What are affricates?

• Sounds that start as a plosive but end with a fricative

• Sounds that are produced by air friction between the teeth and the lip

• Sounds that are produced when the air flows through the nasal cavity

• Sounds that are produced by lowering the vellum