- Which of these is not a type of phonetics?a) Articulatoryb) Personalc) Acousticd) Auditory
- Which of these refer to the sound features of a language?a) Morphemicsb) Phonetic substancesc) Phoneticsd) Syntax
- The study of how language use changes according to social context is ________. A. Cultural anthropology.B. Sociolinguistics.C. Historical linguistics.D. Intercultural communication studies.
- Which of these terms refer to the study of speech process?a) Phonologyb) Phonetic substancesc) Phoneticsd) Semantics
- The study of possible Phoneme combinations in a language is called as ________. A. PhonologyB. PhonotacticsC. ProsodyD. Polyphonemic
- Which of these terms refer to the study of hearing and perception of speech sounds?a) Articulatory phoneticsb) Acoustic phonetics c) Auditory phoneticsd) Laboratory phonetics
- The vowel in a syllable is its central element and is called the _______ of a syllable. A. NucleusB. SyllabiC. IntonationD. Stress
- In English ________ is most dramatically realized on focused or accented words. A. SyllableB. PitchC. StressD. Accent
- ________ is a scientific study of language. A. LinguisticsB. SoundsC. PhoneticsD. Dipthongs
- _________ Language tends to be more conservative and old - fashioned. A. SpokenB. WrittenC. SignD. Reading
- ________ may sound stronger or weaker according to the tone they bear. A. SyllableB. PitchC. StressD. Accent
- The Consonant that begins with a syllable is called the ________ consonant. A. ArrestingB. ReleasingC. StableD. Central
- The Consonant that comes at the end of a syllable is called the ________ consonant. A. CentralB. ReleasingC. ArrestingD. Stable
- Stressed syllables are often perceived as being more forceful than ________ syllables. A. UnstressedB. AccentedC. StrongD. Weak
- The most prominent syllable in tone group on which a pitch movement takes place is called the _________.A. HeadB. BodyC. TailD. Nucleus
- Intonation and ________ are two main elements of linguistics prosody. A. SyllableB. PitchC. StressD. Accent
- Stressed syllables tend to be ________ than unstressed syllables. A. WeakB. StrongC. LouderD. Silent
- When the Pitch falls from very high to very low, then the tone is _________. A. High fallB. Low fallC. High riseD. Low rise
- The syllable between the head and the nucleus constitute the ________. A. Pre - headB. BodyC. TailD. Tone
- The air from the lungs will escape simultaneously through the mouth and the nose. Such sounds are called _________ sounds.A. Nasalized B. OralC. VoicedD. Voiceless