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What are the objects of phonetic investigation?  

• morphological structures

• syntax rules of language

• mutual adaptation of phonemes

• word stress

• distribution of phonemes

Define the main objects of theoretical phonetics

• relation between oral and written speech

• syllable division

• analysis of grammatical structures

• intonation and syllable formation

• exploration of literary styles

What is acoustic characteristics of each sound?

• pitch

• vibration

• tone

• certain duration

• frequency

How are dialects distinguished from each other?

• by vocabulary

• by location

• by grammar 

• by dialects

• by pronunciation

What classes of lingual consonants do you know?

• back lingual

• affricate

• mediolingual

• fore lingual

• alveolar

How are English vowels subdivided in fairly weak tongue position?

• Monophthongs

• Diphthongs

• Open vowels

• Diphthongoids

• Short vowels

How are English monophthongs  characterized?

• short vowels

• gliding vowel

• pure vowels

• vowel sounds

• stable vowels

What functions does a phoneme perform according to L. Shcherba’s materialistic view?

• constitutive

• phonological

• distinctive

• grammatical

• recognitive

What articulation stages is every speech-sound produced by?

• initial stage (on-glide)

• medial stage (hold stage)

• One articulation stage: execution only.
• final stage (off-glide)

• Two articulation stages: planning, execution.

What types of sound modifications are consonants characterized by?

• intonation

• frequency

• elision

• inserting

• accommodation