Linguistics Chapter 4: Phonology and Phonetics

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What is the branch of phonetics dealing with the production of the sounds of speech?

  • Morphology
  • Acoustics
  • Articulatory (correct)
  • Auditory

Which term refers to the final consonants in a syllable?

  • Coda (correct)
  • Nucleus
  • Onset
  • Rime

What is the term for the vowel and coda (final consonant) in a syllable?

  • Onset
  • Rime (correct)
  • Phoneme
  • Minimal pair

What is the term for the sounds of speech in terms of their frequency, duration, and intensity?

<p>Acoustics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of the reception of speech called in phonetics?

<p>Auditory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of the production of speech sounds by humans, regardless of language?

<p>Phonetics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which area of phonology analyzes the sound system of a particular language by determining which phonetic sounds are significant?

<p>Phonology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does phonology focus on?

<p>Abstract aspect of sounds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect is phonetics concerned with?

<p>Physical aspect of sounds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the description of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language?

<p>Phonology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the branch of phonetics dealing with the sounds of speech in terms of their frequency, duration, intensity, etc.?

<p>Acoustics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which area of linguistics deals with the study of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language?

<p>Phonology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the production of speech sounds by humans, regardless of language?

<p>Articulatory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the final consonants in a syllable?

<p>Coda (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the combination of a vowel and a coda (final consonant) in a syllable?

<p>Rhyme (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of phonetics?

<p>Analyzing the physical aspect of sounds (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect does phonology primarily focus on?

<p>Studying the abstract set of sounds in a language (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?

<p>Phonetics is about the physical aspect of sounds, while phonology studies the abstract aspect of sounds. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does articulatory phonetics study?

<p>The production of speech sounds by humans, regardless of language (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do we go if we want to know whether certain sounds change the meaning in words?

<p>Phonology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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