Phonetics in Action: Lecture 8 Review

Which branch of linguistics studies how sounds function within a language system?

• Articulatory phonetics

• Acoustic phonetics

• Auditory phonetics

• Phonology

Which branch of phonetics studies stress, rhythm, and intonation?

• Segmental phonetics

• Suprasegmental phonetics

• Historical phonetics

• Comparative phonetics

Historical phonetics studies:

• Speech perception

• How speech organs work

• How sound systems change over time

• Individual accent imitation

S.F. Leontyeva’s work is most closely connected with:

• Acoustic phonetics

• General phonetics

• Phonostylistics

• Practical phonetics

Which branch is focused on teaching correct pronunciation in real speech?

• Acoustic phonetics

• Practical phonetics

• Auditory phonetics

• Historical phonetics

Which field of phonetics compares pronunciation patterns across languages?

• Theoretical phonetics

• Comparative phonetics

• Auditory phonetics

• Phonology

Which phonetic level deals with vowels and consonants?

• Auditory phonetics

• Practical phonetics

• Segmental phonetics

• Suprasegmental phonetics

Phonetics is connected with grammar because:

• Grammar teaches how to form sounds

• Grammar ignores pronunciation

• Sound changes may depend on grammatical forms (e.g., plural endings /s/ /z/ /ɪz/)

• Grammar controls intonation only

Auditory phonetics studies how the ear and brain perceive speech sounds.

• False

• True

Minimal pairs such as “ship” vs “sheep” belong to phonology, not phonetics.

• False

• True