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Phonetics and Phonology 1_General notions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Speech is...

a)

an activity which is carried on in numeorus events

b)

an event which is carried on in numerous activities

c)

none

2.

Language is...

a)

an activity which is carried on in numerous events

b)

knowledge shared by people who use it to transmit and interpret messages

c)

sending and receiving messages

d)

none

3.

Phonetics...

a)

deals with speech in its purely physical aspects

b)

deals with speech in its purely physical aspects: acoustic, articulatory and auditory phonetics

c)

is concerned with the way speech sounds are organized into a system of a specific language

4.

Phonology...

a)

deals with speech in its purely physical aspects

b)

is concerned with the way speech sounds are organized into a system of a specific language (linguistic knowledge)

c)

deals with sounds articulated by the speaker, effects that these have on the hearer´s ear

d)

is concerned with the knowledge which speakers around the globe possess

5.

What is a Phoneme? it is an abstract unit which is realized in speech as different segments in different positions

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Allophonic and narrow transcription are the same?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

For teaching purposes, we should use ...

a)

Allophonic transcription.

b)

Phonemic Transcription

8.

R.P. stands for...

a)

Receiving Pronunciations

b)

Received Pronunciation

c)

Requested Pronunciation

d)

Regarding Pronunciation

9.

R.P. indicates...

a)

South-east of England roots

b)

Certain social identity

c)

Prestige

d)

Standard accent

10.

The Speech Chain: indicate which ones are part of it:

a)

Speaker and Listener

b)

Psychological level:brain

c)

Physiological level: motor nerves

d)

Sound waves

e)

Acoustic and auditory levels