Contrastive Linguistics Quiz

Which interdental fricatives do not exist in Hungarian?

• s and z

• f and v

• t and d

• ð and θ

What is the voicing of the nasal /ŋ/ in Hungarian?

• Can occur anywhere

• Not a phoneme

• Separate phoneme

• Always followed by /g/

In English, what happens to voiceless stops followed by a stressed vowel?

• They are aspirated

• They are nasalized

• They are devoiced

• They are voiced

What is the distinguishing feature of vowels in Hungarian?

• All vowels are short

• Vowels are always long

• Vowels are always diphthongs

• Some vowels differ in length only

How is word stress typically placed in Hungarian?

• Always on the first syllable

• Unpredictable

• On the last syllable

• On the second syllable

What is the result of regressive voice assimilation in Hungarian?

• Voicing of the preceding consonant

• Devoicing of the following consonant

• No change

• Lengthening of the vowel

Which of the following is a characteristic of the labio-velar glide /w/ in English?

• Always followed by a consonant

• Lips rounded

• Teeth involved

• Can occur anywhere

What is the difference between the /ʊ/ and /u:/ sounds in English?

• Not indicated in writing

• Indicated in writing

• Always short

• Always long

Which of the following pairs demonstrates vowel shortening before voiceless consonants?

• All of the above

• lip VS leap

• hit VS heat

• sick VS seek

What is the typical sentence stress pattern in English?

• Unpredictable

• On every word

• On the first word

• On the last word