Phonetics and Phonology Quiz

Which branch of Phonetics deals with how individual speech sounds are produced?

• Articulatory Phonetics

• Acoustic Phonetics

• Auditory Phonetics

• Morphophonemics

Phonetics is one of the main aspects of a language.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What does Acoustic Phonetics study?

• The perception of speech sounds

• The physical properties of sounds

• The production of speech sounds

What is the study of the way people perceive and understand speech sounds called?

• Acoustic Phonetics

• Articulatory Phonetics

• Auditory Phonetics

What does Phonology study in contrast to Phonetics?

• The physical production of speech sounds

• The contrasts in sound that make differences in meaning

• The transmission of speech sounds

What is the difference between Phonetics and Phonology?

• Phonetics studies how sounds function in a language, while Phonology studies the physical production of sounds

• Phonetics studies the transmission of sounds, while Phonology studies the perception of sounds

• Phonetics is concerned with the physical reality of sounds, while Phonology is concerned with how sounds function in a language

• Phonetics studies sounds in a systematic way, while Phonology studies concrete reality of sounds

What do Phonetics and Phonology have in common?

• Both study the syntax of a language

• Both focus on the history of language

• Both are part of a general theory about speech sounds in a language

• Both analyze literary texts