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What does phonetics primarily study?
What does phonetics primarily study?
- The history of languages
- The speech sounds of languages (correct)
- The meanings of words
- The grammatical structure of sentences
Which type of phonetics focuses on the production of speech sounds?
Which type of phonetics focuses on the production of speech sounds?
- Acoustic phonetics
- Auditory phonetics
- Articulatory phonetics (correct)
- Phonemic phonetics
How does linguistic knowledge affect one's perception of speech sounds?
How does linguistic knowledge affect one's perception of speech sounds?
- It enhances the ability to mimic sounds.
- It limits understanding of foreign sounds.
- It improves spelling accuracy.
- It allows ignoring nonlinguistic differences. (correct)
What is a issues with using ordinary spelling to represent sounds?
What is a issues with using ordinary spelling to represent sounds?
What example illustrates that the same sound can be represented by different letters in English?
What example illustrates that the same sound can be represented by different letters in English?
Which of the following best describes acoustic phonetics?
Which of the following best describes acoustic phonetics?
What is one issue with the English alphabet regarding sound representation?
What is one issue with the English alphabet regarding sound representation?
What role does auditory phonetics play in the study of phonetics?
What role does auditory phonetics play in the study of phonetics?
What is the primary function of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
What is the primary function of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
Which of the following best describes how consonants are produced?
Which of the following best describes how consonants are produced?
Which voicing distinction is crucial for distinguishing between certain English words?
Which voicing distinction is crucial for distinguishing between certain English words?
What term describes sounds like [m] and [n] that allow air to escape through the nose?
What term describes sounds like [m] and [n] that allow air to escape through the nose?
Which category of sounds is produced by completely stopping airflow in the oral cavity?
Which category of sounds is produced by completely stopping airflow in the oral cavity?
What feature distinguishes tense vowels from lax vowels?
What feature distinguishes tense vowels from lax vowels?
Which of the following is an example of an affricate?
Which of the following is an example of an affricate?
Which of the following describes the role of prosodic features in language?
Which of the following describes the role of prosodic features in language?
What is the primary difference between voiced and voiceless sounds?
What is the primary difference between voiced and voiceless sounds?
Which class of vowels does not allow for a nasalized production in English?
Which class of vowels does not allow for a nasalized production in English?
How are glides characterized in phonetics?
How are glides characterized in phonetics?
Which feature best differentiates dialectal pronunciation?
Which feature best differentiates dialectal pronunciation?
What type of sound is produced by moving air in the mouth between various articulators?
What type of sound is produced by moving air in the mouth between various articulators?
What is an important feature of tone languages like Thai?
What is an important feature of tone languages like Thai?
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