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A type of allophones which is not affected by its position
principal
[aʊ], [əʊ] are ... diphthongs.
back-gliding
/ʧ/, /ʤ/ are ... according to manner of articulation
affricates
L. Hjelmslev proposed the ... theory of phonemes.
abstract
Liquids and glides are called ...
approximants
Modification of vowels may affect their quantity and ...
quality
Describe the hierarchy of prosodic units
syllable - rhythmic unit - syntagm - utterance - hyperutterance - phonetic paragraph - text
Describe functions & sub-functions of intonation providing examples
constitutive (segmentative & delimitative), distinctive (communicative, modal, culminative, syntactic, stylistic), identificatory
Use of both standard and territorial / stylistic variants of the same language by the same individual in different social situations is ...
diglossia
The types of Received Pronunciation are ...
A. Gimson: conservative / general / advanced & P. Trudgill, J. Hannah: near
Name three prosodic notation systems you know.
Possible answers: D. Bolinger (Different heights of text), K. Pike (Intonation contour system), R. Kingdon (Tonetic stress-mark system), etc.
Antonym for "allegro" is ...
lento
... sub-divided illocutionary act into sub-types (assertive, directive, commissive, etc.)
J. Searle
"He pretended to be a doctor." Which type of pre-supposition does this statement possess?
non-factive
Use of addresses like "Sir" or "Madam" is an example of ... deixis.
social
Avoiding ambiguity is related to the maxim of ...
manner
