Phonetics

Q: Which syllable has secondary stress in the word "photographic"?

• First syllable

• Second syllable

• Third syllable

• Fourth syllable

The important part of all of this is... It’s the contrast between all these different levels of loudness, duration, and pitch that creates the ___ of English.

What is the missing word?

In two-syllable nouns and adjectives, which syllable will be stressed in general tendency?

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 3

How many levels of stress are there?

• 8

• 4

• 3

• 12

What happens to a syllable with a weak vowel like ǝ?

• Fall-down

• Nasalization

• Pharyngealize

• Unstressed

Which vowel sound is most common in unstressed syllables in English?

• u

• ʌ

• i

• ǝ

In Japanese, which factor effects most to the meaning of words?

• Loundness

• Length

• Pitch

• Vowel Quality

Which factors effect the placement of stress?

• Placement of pitch

• General tendency

• High/low tone

• Part of speech

How many stress can a word have?