Phonetics & Phonology Quiz

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Phonology studies the ways phonemes function in language

• Phonology aims to provide the set of features, or properties, that can describe all sounds in human language.

• Phonology deals with the articulatory and acoustic aspects of speech sounds.

• Phonology provides the means for describing speech sounds.

When two or more sounds never occur in the same phonemic context or environment they are said to be

• allophones of a phoneme

• in free variation

• different phonemes

• identical segments

Which of the following symbols corresponds to the following phonetic description: voiceless labiodental fricative

• [ v ]

• [ w ]

• [ ð ]

• [ f ]

How many segments are there in the sound sequence ['ʧɒkəlɪt] chocolate ?

• 8

• 7

• 5

• 6

In English, a syllable is generally NOT formed by.........

• A vowel

• One vowel and one consonant

• One vowel and two consonants

• Two stops

Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in manner of articulation from the other segments?

• [ w, r, j ]

• [ p, b, d ]

• [ t, d, ɡ ]

• [ θ, k, s ]

Which of the following is the definition of rhyme of a syllable?

• Initial segment of a syllable

• Core of a syllable, consisting of a nucleus and coda

• Central segment of a syllable

• Closing segment of a syllable

How many segments are there in the word “psychology”?

• 8

• 5

• 4

• 6

Which of the following phonetic variations the voiceless alveolar [ t ] may have in this context [ 'sᴂ tə deɪ ] Saturday?

• [ t ] may become glottal stop between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [] ]

• [ t ] may be deleted between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [ ] ]

• [ t ] becomes aspirated between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [ ] ]

• [ t ] may become voiced flap between stressed vowel [ᴂ] and unstressed vowel [ ] ]

Which of the following coarticulation processes occurs to the voiceless alveolar [ t ] in this context [eɪtjɪəz] eight years

• [ t ] is palatalized before palatal [ j ]

• [ t ] is velarized before palatal [ j ]

• [ t ] is deleted before palatal [ j ]

• [ t ] is aspirated before palatal [ j ]