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Which of the following best describes the subject of a sentence?

  • The part of the sentence that tells something about the subject.
  • The entity performing the action. (correct)
  • A phrase that contains a verb and its complements.
  • The entity receiving the action.

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is primarily used in written language.

False (B)

What is the term for the study of the internal structure of words and how they are formed?

morphology

In the phrase 'over the hill', 'over' is an example of a __________________.

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

Match the following IPA consonant categories with examples of their sounds:

<p>Plosives = /p, b, t, d, k, g/ Fricatives = /f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h/ Nasals = /m, n, ŋ/ Glides = /w, j/</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of verb phrase?

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A free morpheme can stand alone as a word.

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The process of combining two or more free morphemes is called __________.

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Which type of phrase is headed by a verb and includes objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers?

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

A noun phrase can only function as the subject of a sentence.

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What is the head of an adjective phrase?

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A prepositional phrase always begins with a ______.

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Match the following phrase types with their example structures:

<p>Noun Phrase = (Determiner) + (Adjective) + Noun + (Prepositional Phrase) Adverb Phrase = (Adverb) + Adverb Prepositional Phrase = Preposition + Noun Phrase Determiner Phrase = Determiner + Noun Phrase</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best represents the structure of an Adjective Phrase?

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An adverb phrase can only modify a verb.

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What is the main function of a determiner in a Determiner Phrase?

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Which of the following is an example of suppletion?

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Inflection creates new words by adding derivational affixes.

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What is the study of the physical sounds of human speech called?

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The study of how sounds are heard and processed by the auditory system is known as ________ phonetics.

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Match the following terms with their descriptions:

<p>Places of Articulation = Where airflow is constricted in the vocal tract Manners of Articulation = How airflow is constricted Frequency = The pitch of a sound Amplitude = The loudness of a sound</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a syntactic tree, what do the branches represent?

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In the sentence 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', 'The quick brown fox' is a verb phrase.

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What is the root node of a syntactic tree representing a whole sentence?

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Which articulatory process involves the insertion of a segment not present at the phonemic level?

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Vowels are produced without significant ________ or closure of the vocal tract.

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Metathesis is the process where sounds are added to a word.

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Match the vowel sound with its tongue height

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Which of the following is an example of a back vowel?

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The puff of air that occurs when voiceless stops precede a vowel is known as ______.

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The vowel sound in 'go' is an unrounded vowel.

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What is the symbol used to represent aspiration?

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What is the process that causes /t/ or /d/ to become a quick tap [ɾ] when between vowels?

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What is the term for a visual map of vowel sounds in the mouth?

<p>vowel quadrilateral</p> Signup and view all the answers

A vowel that combines two vowel qualities within the same syllable is called a ________.

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In Canadian English, which diphthongs are affected by Canadian Raising?

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Liquid devoicing occurs when a liquid consonant becomes voiced in specific situations.

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Match the diphthongs with their example words:

<p>[aɪ] = eye [aʊ] = how [oɪ] = boy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following articulatory processes with their descriptions:

<p>Aspiration = A puff of air produced with voiceless stops Flapping = A quick tap of /t/ or /d/ between vowels Epenthesis = Insertion of a sound segment Metathesis = Reordering of sounds or syllables</p> Signup and view all the answers

When a vowel is produced with air passing through the nose, it is called ______.

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Which set of consonants are considered plosives?

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Which of the following IPA symbols represents a high front unrounded vowel?

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

The IPA symbol /ɑ/ represents a low back rounded vowel.

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What is the IPA symbol for the voiceless dental fricative?

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In the word 'mouth', the vowel sound is represented by the IPA diphthong ______.

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

Match the following IPA symbols to their corresponding consonant sounds:

<p>p = Voiceless bilabial plosive v = Voiced labiodental fricative ŋ = Velar nasal l = Alveolar lateral approximant</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which IPA symbol represents the mid central vowel sound, also known as schwa?

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Diphthongs are single vowel sounds.

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What is the term for a speech process where a sound becomes similar to a nearby sound?

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The process where a sound is removed at the phonemic level is known as ______.

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Which of these is an example of a voiceless postalveolar affricate?

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

Coarticulation involves producing speech sounds in isolation.

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What is the term for adjustments that occur as a result of coarticulation?

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The IPA symbol for the voiceless glottal fricative is ______.

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Which of the following is an example of a diphthong?

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Flashcards

Subject

The entity performing the action in a sentence. It's the subject of the sentence.

Predicate

The part of a sentence that describes the subject's action or state. It includes the verb and any objects or complements.

Object

The entity that receives the action or is acted upon. It is often the object of the verb.

Syntax

The study of the rules and principles that govern the structure of sentences in a language. It involves understanding how words combine to form grammatical sentences.

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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

A standardized phonetic notation system used to represent the sounds of spoken language.

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Free Morpheme

A word that can stand alone as a complete word. For example, 'book' or 'run.'

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Bound Morpheme

A word part that cannot stand alone and must be attached to other morphemes. For example, '-s' in 'books' or 'un-' in 'undo.'

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Morphology

The study of word structure and how words are formed.

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Noun Phrase (NP)

A phrase that centers around a noun or pronoun and acts as the subject, object, or complement in a sentence. It typically includes a determiner, adjective, and the noun itself. Example: "The quick brown fox".

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Verb Phrase (VP)

A phrase headed by a verb, showing the action or state of the subject. It can include objects, complements, and modifiers. Example: "jumps over the lazy dog".

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Adjective Phrase (AdjP)

A phrase describing a noun or pronoun, centered around an adjective. It may be modified by adverbs and include complements. Example: "extremely eager to win".

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Adverb Phrase (AdvP)

A phrase centered around an adverb modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It adds information about manner, time, place, or degree. Example: "very quickly".

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Prepositional Phrase (PP)

A phrase starting with a preposition and containing a noun phrase. It provides information about location, time, or manner. Example: "under the tree".

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Determiner Phrase (DP)

A phrase where the determiner (like 'the', 'a', 'this') is the head, governing a noun phrase. Example: "the big red book".

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Place of Articulation

Represents the place where airflow is constricted in the vocal tract during speech.

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Manner of Articulation

Represents the way the airflow is constricted in the vocal tract during speech.

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Frequency

The height of a vocal sound, often perceived as how high or low a sound is.

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Amplitude

The loudness of a vocal sound.

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Duration

The duration of a sound, how long it is held.

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Perception (Auditory)

The process of perceiving sounds and understanding them in the auditory system.

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High Vowels

Vowel sounds characterized by a raised tongue position close to the roof of the mouth.

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Mid Vowels

Vowel sounds characterized by a tongue position halfway between high and low.

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Low Vowels

Vowel sounds characterized by a lowered tongue position away from the roof of the mouth.

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Front Vowels

Vowel sounds characterized by a tongue position towards the front of the mouth.

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Central Vowels

Vowel sounds characterized by a tongue position in the middle of the mouth.

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Back Vowels

Vowel sounds characterized by a tongue position moved towards the back of the mouth.

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Rounded Vowels

Vowel sounds articulated with rounded lips.

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Unrounded Vowels

Vowel sounds articulated with unrounded lips.

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Vowel Quadrilateral

A visual representation of the mouth that maps out the position of different vowel sounds based on tongue position and lip rounding.

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Epenthesis

Adding an extra sound to a word during pronunciation to ease transitions between sounds.

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Metathesis

Rearranging sounds or syllables in a word to make it easier to pronounce.

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Aspiration

A puff of air released after a voiceless stop sound at the beginning of a stressed syllable.

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Articulation

The way sounds are pronounced, considering positions of tongue and lips.

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Canadian Raising

Changing the pronunciation of diphthongs /ai/ and /au/ to [ʌɪ] and [ʌʊ] before voiceless consonants, common in Canadian English.

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Flapping

Changing a consonant to a quick tap between vowels, especially in unstressed syllables.

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Liquid Devoicing

When liquids like /l/ and /r/ sound voiceless after voiceless consonants.

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Vowel Nasalization

When a vowel takes on a nasal quality before a nasal consonant.

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Syllabic Consonants

Consonants like /l/, /n/, /m/, and /r/ can become the center of a syllable, especially at the end of words or in unstressed syllables.

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Phonetic Transcription

Using symbols to represent the sounds of spoken language.

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Monophthong

A single vowel sound represented by one IPA symbol, like the sound in "see" (i) or "bed" (ɛ).

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Diphthong

A combination of two vowel sounds that glide smoothly from one to the other, like the sound in "price" (aɪ) or "goat" (oʊ).

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Plosive

Sounds produced by completely stopping airflow in the mouth and then releasing it, like the sounds in "pen" (p) or "dog" (d).

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Fricative

Sounds made by partially obstructing airflow, creating friction, like the sounds in "fish" (f) or "zoo" (z).

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Affricate

Sounds made by combining a stop (plosive) and a fricative, like the sounds in "church" (tʃ) or "judge" (dʒ).

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Nasal

Sounds made by allowing air to flow through the nose, like the sounds in "man" (m) or "now" (n).

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Liquid

Sounds made by using the tongue to make a near-complete closure of the mouth, creating a liquid-like sound, like the sounds in "leaf" (l) or "run" (r).

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Glide

Sounds produced by slightly obstructing airflow, creating a gliding motion, like the sounds in "water" (w) or "yes" (j).

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Articulatory Processes

Changes in pronunciation that result from coarticulation, affecting adjacent sounds, like vowel nasalization, voicing assimilation, or flapping.

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Assimilation

A type of articulatory process where a sound becomes more similar to a neighboring sound, like when the vowel in "tan" becomes nasalized because of the nasal consonant "n".

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Voicing Assimilation

A type of assimilation where a sound becomes voiceless if a voiceless sound is next to it, like the "p" in "plan" becoming voiceless when followed by the voiceless "l".

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Place Assimilation

A type of assimilation where a sound changes its place of articulation to become closer to the next sound, like the "n" in "incompatible" changing to a velar nasal because of the following "k".

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Dissimilation

A process where sounds become less similar to their neighbors to make speech easier, like pronouncing fifths as [fɪfts] instead of fɪfθs.

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Deletion

A type of articulatory process where sounds are dropped, usually in rapid speech, like saying spówz instead of səpówz for suppose.

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Study Notes

Syntax

  • Syntax is the study of sentence structure rules.
  • Sentences are formed by combining words to create grammatical structures.
  • Sentences have a hierarchical structure.

1.1 Sentence Structure

  • Subject (S): The entity performing the action.
  • Predicate (P): Contains the verb—describes the subject's action or state.
  • Object (O): The entity receiving the action.

1.2 Phrase Structure

  • Noun Phrase (NP): A phrase acting as a noun (e.g., "the dog").
  • Verb Phrase (VP): A phrase containing a verb and its modifiers (e.g., "ran quickly").
  • Adjective Phrase (AdjP): A phrase that describes a noun (e.g., "very big").
  • Prepositional Phrase (PP): Contains a preposition followed by a noun phrase (e.g., "in the house").
  • Adverb Phrase (AdvP): Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (e.g., "very fast").
  • Determiner Phrase (DP): Phrase with a determiner as the head (e.g., "the").

1.3 Grammatical Relations

  • Agreement: Matching grammatical properties between sentence elements.
  • Case: Grammatical category marking the relationship of a noun to other elements.

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

  • IPA is a standardized system for representing spoken sounds.
  • Used to represent all sounds in a language; not just English.

2.1 Consonants

  • Plosives (Stops): /p, b, t, d, k, g/
  • Fricatives: /f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h/
  • Nasals: /m, n, ŋ/
  • Liquids: /l, r/
  • Glides: /w, j/

2.2 Vowels

  • Front Vowels: /i, ɪ, e, ɛ, æ/
  • Central Vowels: /ə, ɜː, ʌ/
  • Back Vowels: /u, ʊ, o, ɔ, ɑ/

2.3 Diacritics

  • Length: [ː] (e.g., /iː/) makes the vowel longer.
  • Nasalization: [̃]

Morphology

  • Morphology is the study of word structure.
  • Words are formed from morphemes.

3.1 Morphemes

  • Free Morphemes: Stand alone as words (e.g., "cat").
  • Bound Morphemes: Attached to other morphemes (e.g., "-s" in "cats").

3.2 Types of Morphological Processes

  • Affixation: Adding prefixes, suffixes, and infixes (e.g., "unhappy").
  • Compounding: Combining separate words to form a new one (e.g., "notebook").
  • Reduplication: Repeating a word or part of it (e.g., "bye-bye").
  • Suppletion: Replacing words with entirely different forms (e.g., "go" and "went").

3.3 Word Formation

  • Derivation: Creating new words with derivational affixes (e.g., "happy" to "happiness").
  • Inflection: Modifying existing words to show grammatical roles (e.g., "walk" to "walking").

Phonetics

  • Phonetics studies the physical properties of speech sounds.
  • Three main areas: articulatory, acoustic, and auditory.

4.1 Articulatory Phonetics

  • Vowels are classified based on tongue height, position, and lip rounding.
  • Consonants are characterized by place, manner, and voicing.
  • Vowel Charts are diagrams of vowel placement (tongue height and position).

4.2 Acoustic Phonetics

  • Frequency: Sound pitch.
  • Amplitude: Sound loudness.
  • Duration: Sound length.

4.3 Auditory Phonetics

  • Perception: How sounds are heard and processed.

Syntactic Trees

  • Syntactic trees visualize the hierarchical structure of sentences.
  • They use nodes and branches to represent sentence components and relationships.

5.1 Components of Syntactic Trees

  • Nodes: Represent constituents (e.g., NP, VP).
  • Branches: Show relationships between constituents.

5.2 Building Syntactic Trees

  • Identify main constituents.
  • Determine internal structure.
  • Connect constituents according to grammar rules.

IPA Vowels and Consonants

  • Detailed table for Vowel and Consonant with examples
  • Information about articulatory processes, such as assimilation, dissimilation, and vowel nasalization.

IPA Consonants

  • Detailed table for consonants with examples.

Articulatory Processes

  • Coarticulation: Adjustments in articulations as sounds run together.
  • Assimilation: One sound becoming more like a neighboring sound.
  • Dissimilation: Sounds becoming less like their neighbors.
  • Deletion: Removing sounds during speech, for efficiency.
  • Epenthesis: Inserting new sounds into speech.
  • Metathesis: Reordering sounds, for efficiency.
  • Voicing Lag(Aspiration): An audible puff of air associated with voiceless stops.
  • Canadian Raising: Diphthongs becoming raised in certain words ([aɪ] to [ʌɪ] when a voiceless consonant comes next).
  • Vowel Nasalization: Vowels becoming nasalized before nasal consonants.
  • Syllabic Consonants: Some consonants functioning as syllables, typically as a result of stress, word-final position, or unstressed position

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This quiz explores the fundamental concepts of syntax, including sentence structure and grammatical relations. It covers key components such as subjects, predicates, and various phrase structures. Test your understanding of how sentences are formed and their hierarchical organization.

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