speech melody quiz

What is the primary function of stress in speech melody?

• Regulating sentence length

• Conveying grammatical information

• Emphasizing specific words or syllables

• Slowing down speech

Which feature of speech melody helps indicate the focus or topic of a conversation?

• pauses

• Rising intonation

• Stress on key words

• Fast speaking rate

In English, a rising intonation at the end of a sentence typically indicates

• statement

• question

• command

• emphasis

In tonal languages, variations in pitch on the same word can:

• Change the word's meaning

• Increase the number of syllables

• Remove word stress

• Increase volume

What determines the pitch of a sound?

• Volume of vocal fold vibrations

• • Frequency of vocal fold vibrations

• • Duration of vocal fold vibrations

• • Amplitude of vocal fold vibrations

In which scenario is falling intonation commonly used?

• When asking a yes/no question

• When making a statement

• When giving a command

• When expressing surprise

What is the main difference between the use of pitch in tone languages and most European languages?

• • European languages use pitch to distinguish word meanings

• • Tone languages use pitch to distinguish word meanings, while

  • European languages use it for sentence melody

• • Tone languages use pitch to distinguish sentence structure

• • European languages do not use pitch at all

What marks the end of an intonation group?

• a high pitch

• a low pitch

• • A pause, often corresponding to punctuation in writing

• • A change in volume

What is meant by the "nucleus" in an intonation group?

• • The least stressed syllable in an intonation group

• • The most stressed syllable in an intonation group, usually near the end

• • The beginning of an intonation group

• • The end of an intonation group

What pitch patterns are commonly found in the

"nucleus" of an intonation group?

• • Only rising patterns

• • Only falling patterns

• • Rising, falling, and combinations like rise-fall and fall-rise

• • Straight patterns without pitch change

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