Phonetics and Phonology I - Midterm test

Which of the following best distinguishes phonetics from phonology?

• A) Phonetics studies speech sounds, while phonology studies the psychological aspect of sounds.

• B) Phonetics focuses on sound production, while phonology focuses on sound patterns and their meaning.

• C) Phonetics focuses only on written language, while phonology focuses only on spoken language.

• D) Phonetics and phonology are the same field of study.

Phonology deals with how speech sounds are produced and perceived, while phonetics deals with how speech sounds pattern in a particular language.

• True

• False

Look at the image and choose the correct missing words.

• 1. Pharynx, 2.Diaphragm 3.Lungs

• 1. Lungs 2.Pharynx, 3.Diaphragm

• 1. Diaphragm 2.Lungs 3.Pharynx

• 1. Pharynx, 2. Lungs 3.Diaphragm

Which part of the speech apparatus is responsible for producing sounds?

• A) Lungs

• B) Vocal cords

• C) Tongue

• D) All of the above

The number of sounds in a word always corresponds to the number of letters in the word.

• True

• False

The vocal cords are contained in

• the lungs

• the nasal cavity

• the larynx

• the oral cavity

The sound /z/ is

• voiced

• voiceless

The subdivisions of the tongue are

• tip, blade, front, back and root

• tip, blade, front, and back

• tip, middle tongue, back and root

• blade, front, back and root

The difference between consonants and vowels is that

• vowels involve some constriction of airflow whereas consonants do not.

• consonants involve some constriction of airflow whereas vowels do not.

The vocal folds are also known as

• vocal cords

• cavities

• airstreams

• nostrills