40 Questions
What is the branch of phonetics concerned with the study, description, and classification of speech sounds as regards their production by the human organs of speech?
Articulatory phonetics
Which branch of phonetics studies the way in which the air vibrates between the speaker’s mouth and the listener’s ear?
Acoustic phonetics
What is the branch of phonetics that investigates the perception process?
Auditory phonetics
Which branch of phonetics studies the functional (linguistic, social) aspect of speech sounds and other components of the sound matter of the language?
Phonology
What is the branch of phonetics that is concerned with the phonetic structure of a particular language and can be subdivided into descriptive and historical?
Special phonetics
What is the main purpose of the exercises and questions in each section of the text?
To reinforce the theoretical material and understand its practical application.
Who is the text designed for?
Students of pedagogical universities with an in-depth study of the English language.
What does the glossary at the end of the text contain?
The glossary contains the main phonetic terms and an English-Russian dictionary.
What is the subject matter of phonetics according to the text?
The subject matter of phonetics is discussed in section 1.1 of the text.
What are the main components of intonation according to the text?
The main components of intonation are discussed in section 7.2 of the text.
Who is the author of the textbook 'Теоретическая фонетика английского языка'?
А.В. Зырянова
In which city was the textbook 'Теоретическая фонетика английского языка' published?
Челябинск
What is the main focus of the textbook 'Теоретическая фонетика английского языка'?
The basics of theoretical phonetics of modern English language compared to the phonetic system of the Russian language.
What type of educational institution published the textbook 'Теоретическая фонетика английского языка'?
Federal state budget educational institution of higher education 'South Ural State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University'
What year was the textbook 'Теоретическая фонетика английского языка' published?
2016
What are the difficulties in learning the English language according to Leontyeva?
Vowel sounds are pronounced differently than the letters corresponding to them, and there are sound interchanges and vowel interchanges connected with grammar.
How is phonetics connected with grammar?
Phonetics helps to pronounce singular and plural forms of nouns, as well as the past tense forms and past participles of English regular verbs correctly.
What is the practical application of phonetics?
Phonetics is indispensable to the teaching of the pronunciation of foreign languages, and it is important in speech therapy, training of teachers of the deaf and dumb, and relevant to medical and dental problems.
How is phonetics connected with other sciences?
Phonetics is closely connected with physiology, anatomy, physics (acoustics), mathematics, statistics, logic, and computer science.
What is the theoretical significance of phonetics according to Leontyeva?
Theoretical significance of phonetics is connected with the further development of the problem of the synchronic study and description of the phonetic system of a national language, the comparative analysis and description of different languages, and the study of the correspondences between them.
What are the four mechanisms necessary for speech?
The power mechanism, the vibrator mechanism, the resonator mechanism, and the obstructor mechanism.
What are the physical properties of speech sounds mentioned in the text?
Frequency, intensity, and duration.
What is the power mechanism responsible for in speech production?
Supplying energy in the form of air pressure and regulating the force of the air-stream.
What is the vibrator mechanism and where is it located?
It consists of the vocal cords and is located in the larynx.
What are the sources that participate in the production of speech sounds, besides the vocal cords?
Turbulent noise and impulse wave.
What is the subject-matter of phonetics?
The subject-matter of phonetics is the phonetic structure of the language, including speech sounds, word stress, syllabic structure, and intonation.
What are the four aspects of speech sounds mentioned in the text?
The four aspects of speech sounds are articulatory, acoustic, auditory, and functional (social).
Is phonetics considered an independent branch of linguistics? If so, what are its developed branches?
Yes, phonetics is considered an independent branch of linguistics. It has developed branches such as phonemes and their distribution in words, syllable formation, stress, and intonation.
What does the word 'phonetics' mean and where is it derived from?
The word 'phonetics' is derived from the Greek 'φωνη' (sound). It studies the phonetic structure of the language, i.e. speech sounds, word stress, syllabic structure, and intonation.
What are the components that form the pronunciation of a language, according to the text?
The components that form the pronunciation of a language are speech sounds, word stress, syllabic structure, and intonation.
What are the main components of the resonator mechanism for speech sounds?
pharynx, mouth cavity, nasal cavity
What are the two types of articulatory obstruction mentioned in the text?
complete, incomplete
What are the main criteria for defining consonants according to S.F. Leontyeva?
presence of articulatory obstruction, concentrated muscular tension, strong force of exhalation
What are sonorants and how do they differ from vowels and consonants?
intermediate sounds with features common to both noise consonants and vowels
What are the sources of speech sounds mentioned in the text?
vocal cords, turbulent noise, impulse wave
Which components of the speech apparatus are hard and fixed?
teeth, hard palate
What are the main functions of the resonator mechanism in speech sounds?
to form the sounds and intensify them
How is the bulk of the tongue divided in the production of speech sounds?
blade with the tip, front part, back part
What are the main components of the obstructor mechanism for producing consonant sounds?
tongue, lips, teeth, soft palate, hard palate, alveolar ridge
What are the three main cavities that function as the principal resonator for speech sounds?
pharynx, mouth cavity, nasal cavity
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