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Phonetics Quiz

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Which branch of linguistics studies how humans produce and perceive sounds?

  • Morphology
  • Phonetics (correct)
  • Semantics
  • Syntax
  • What are linguists called when they specialize in studying the physical properties of speech?

  • Morphologists
  • Phoneticians (correct)
  • Phonologists
  • Semanticians
  • Which sub-discipline of phonetics focuses on how humans plan and execute movements to produce speech?

  • Phonological phonetics
  • Auditory phonetics
  • Articulatory phonetics (correct)
  • Acoustic phonetics
  • What is the minimal linguistic unit of phonetics?

    <p>Phone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phoneme defined as?

    <p>An abstract categorization of phones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two sounds are minimal pairs in the words 'fan' and 'van'?

    <p>/f/ and /v/</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two sounds are minimal pairs in the words 'desk' and 'disk'?

    <p>/e/ and /ɪ/</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two sounds are minimal pairs in the words 'wet' and 'wait'?

    <p>/e/ and /ɪ/</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two sounds are minimal pairs in the words 'bat' and 'but'?

    <p>/æ/ and /ʌ/</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two sounds are minimal pairs in the words 'so' and 'saw'?

    <p>/əʊ/ and /ɔ:/</p> Signup and view all the answers

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