English Language Phonetics and Phonology

What is the term for the difference in meaning between two sounds in a specific language?

• Phone

• Phoneme

• Allophone

• Aspiration

What is the study of different sounds or handshapes of a language known as?

• Phonetics

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Morphology

What is the difference between phonology and phonetics?

This discipline deals with

“actual”physical sounds as they are manifested in human speech.

• Phonology

• Phonetics

• Phonemes

• Linguistics

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning in a language?

• Phone

• Phoneme

• Allophone

• Morpheme

Which branch of linguistics deals with the physical properties of sounds?

• Phonology

• Phonetics

• Syntax

• Semantics

What is the study of the abstract, cognitive aspects of sounds in language?

• Phonetics

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Pragmatics

Which of the following is a voiced bilabial plosive?

• /p/

• /b/

• /t/

• /d/

What is the term for a sound variation that does not change word meaning?

• Phoneme

• Allophone

• Morpheme

• Grapheme

Which of the following is an example of a fricative sound?

• /b/

• /f/

• /m/

• /n/