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  • What different aspects of language are studied in articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics and auditory phonetics?
    AR: the physical production of speech sounds; AC: the physical properties of speech as sound waves in the air; AU: the perception of speech sounds
  • Which of the following words normally end with voiced sounds (+V) sounds? (b) clang ____ (e) rap____ (h) thud ____
    (b) clang ; h) thud
  • Which of the following words is a velar (a) calf __________(b) chin __________(c) foot __________
    calf
  • Which of the following words is a dental (an interdental) (j) stomach____, (k) thigh __(l) toe ___
    (k) thigh
  • Which of the following words are bilabials (g) mouth _______,(h) pelvis ____(i) shoulder ___
    (g) mouth _______,(h) pelvis ____
  • How do we describe the vowel in the normal pronunciation of hot?
    It is a low back vowel.
  • Which of the following words normally end with voiced sounds (+V) sounds? (c) din ____ (f) smack ____ (i) wham ____
    (c) din ____;____ (i) wham ___
  • Which of the following words is a fricative? d. funny e. jolley f. loony
    d. funny
  • Which English words are usually pronounced as they are transcribed here?(e) haʊl (f ) hoʊpɪŋ (g) hu (h) kloʊk
    (e) howl, (f) hoping, (g) who, (h) cloak
  • Which of the following words normally end with voiceless (–V) sounds?
    (a) bash ____ (g) splat ____
  • What do we call the space between the vocal folds?
    The glottis
  • How many fricatives are there in the pronunciation of mechanic?
    NONE: [məkænɪk]
  • In casual speech what is the most common vowel sound?
    schwa [ə]
  • Which English words are usually pronounced as they are transcribed here? (a) baɪk (b) bæʤ (c) ənʤɔɪ (d) feɪs _____
    (a) bike, (b) badge, (c) enjoy (d) face,
  • Which of the following words is an alveolar (d) groin ____(e) hand _____(f) knee ____
    (f) knee ____
  • Which English words are usually pronounced as they are transcribed here?(i) maɪn (j) pis (k) ʧeɪnʤ (l) ʃip
    (i)mine, (j) peace or piece, (k) change, (l) sheep
  • Which of the following words is a glide? g. merry h. silly i. wimpy
    i. wimpy
  • Which of the following words is an affricate ? a. cherry b. crazy c. dizzy
    a cherry
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