12 Questions
What is the role of Gaqka in the story presented in the text?
To become a lonely hunter
What is the main focus of Trickster Tales?
Restoring the balance and healing transgressions
What is the defining characteristic of Monophthongs?
Length remains mostly constant throughout the pronunciation of the sound
In which type of dialect is there a post-vocalic /r/ known as 'rhotic'?
GA
What is the main difference between Closing Diphthongs and Centring Diphthongs?
Centring Diphthongs move towards a schwa at the end, while Closing Diphthongs move towards a high position
What happens to RP /ɑː/ in GA pronunciation before voiceless fricatives, nasals, and /l/?
It is pronounced as /æ/ in GA pronunciation
What is the distinguishing feature of Diphthongs in terms of quality?
Quality changes during articulation
What is the term for the physical properties of speech sounds?
Acoustic phonetics
Which subfield of phonetics focuses on how speech sounds are articulated by the articulators (e.g., lips)?
Articulatory phonetics
What is the term for the airflow being modified by the organs of speech (articulators) in the production of speech sounds?
Manner of articulation
In the context of speech sounds, what do we call the consonants that involve blocking the airflow briefly and then releasing it abruptly?
Plosives/Stops
Which classification of sounds involves whether the vocal cords vibrate or not during the production of a sound?
Voicing
Study Notes
- American Literature has its roots in Native American petroglyphs and European discovery of the New World in 1492.
- The first Anglo settlement was established in Jamestown in 1637, and the first book was printed in America in 1639.
- The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. The Iroquois Confederacy, an alliance of five Nations (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca), existed long before European arrival and functioned as a participatory democracy.
- Storytelling in Native American culture served as a means of communicating history, traditions, and cultural identity.
- Gaqka, a social outcast, became a lonely hunter in a story where the origin of the story is attributed to the earth.
- Native American and European perspectives on colonization are presented in literary works. European explorers, such as Columbus, sought economic gains and considered Native Americans as mute objects of hegemonic discourse.
- Phonetics is the scientific study of speech sounds, categorized into three aspects: concrete analysis of sounds, abstract study, and representation in the mind.
- Speech sounds are produced through the lungs, larynx, and vocal tract, with active and passive articulators allowing for various placements and manners of articulation.
- Vowels and consonants are classified based on their place and manner of articulation and voicing.
- The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) provides a conventionalized way of representing the sounds of spoken languages.
- Variations in pronunciation include standard accents, dialects, sociolects, and idiolects, with differences such as rhoticity, vowel mergers, and diphthong pronunciation.
Explore the significance of storytelling in preserving cultural identity and history. This quiz delves into the themes of initiation, gender relations, and the role of non-human elements in storytelling.
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