Phonetics and Phonology Quiz: Test Your Knowledge with Flashcards

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Phonetics and Phonology

The study of speech sounds is called Phonology
A consonant sound is represented by [p]
The voiced alveolar fricative is represented by the symbol [z]
The vowel [i] is produced with the highest position of the tongue
A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another in a language
Bilabial is a place of articulation
The English consonant [k] is produced with the back of the tongue raised towards the soft palate
Tone refers to the phenomenon where the meaning of a word changes depending on its tone or pitch
Fricative is a manner of articulation
The IPA symbol for the sound at the beginning of the word "shoe" is [ʃ]
Timbre refers to the vocal quality or sound of a person's voice
Velar, Dental, and Palatal are places of articulation, while Plosive is not
The stress pattern where every other syllable is stressed is called Alternating stress
A sonorant is a sound quality when air flows freely through the mouth without audible friction
Assimilation refers to the modification of a vowel sound due to the influence of neighboring consonants
A fricative is a speech sound produced by narrowing but not completely blocking the airflow
A phoneme is a distinctive sound unit in a language that has no meaning by itself but can differentiate meaning when combined with other phonemes
The IPA symbol for the "ng" sound in the word "sing" is [ŋ]
Assimilation refers to the phenomenon where sounds or segments take on the characteristics of neighboring sounds or segments
Elision refers to the omission of sounds or syllables in speech
Assimilation refers to the modification of a sound based on its surrounding sounds
The IPA symbol for the voiced dental fricative is [ð]
Zero negative positive are voice onset times (VOT) for a voiced stop
A syllable is the smallest unit of speech that can be broken down into sounds
The English vowel [ə] is produced with the tongue in a central position
Voiceless describes the feature of a sound being produced without vibration of the vocal cords
Dental is not a manner of articulation
Intonation refers to the change in pitch level within a word or phrase
The IPA symbol for the sound at the end of the word "judge" is [ʒ]
Elision refers to the phenomenon where a sound is omitted in rapid speech
A sonorant is a vowel sound produced with a continuous airflow and no obstruction in the vocal tract
Fricative refers to the property of sounds produced with a continuous airflow but obstructed in the oral cavity
Aspirated is not a place of articulation