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Which human organs can only perform the speech function?

None. Speech is only the secondary function of all organs involved

Which words are practically never stressed in a phrase

"technical" parts of speech: prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions, particles, auxillary verbs...

Name 6 passive speech organs

-any 5-

What's the difference between voiced and voiceless consonant sounds?

the amount of air/tension going through your vocal cords

Which consonant sounds are called nasal?

m, n

Describe the intonation in alternative ("or") questions

It goes up at the every element but the last

Describe the intonation in special (question word) questions

It goes down at the end of the phrase

Sound /eə/ is...

vowel, diphthong

Which sounds in English are especially difficult for a Russian speaker?

æ, a:, w, r, ð, θ

What parameters do you classify vowels by?

Length, stability of articulation, tongue position, lip position

Name the types of syllables in English

open, closed, open + r, closed + r

Sound /i/ is....

monophthong, short, front, unrounded

Sound /t/ is...

consonant, alveolar, voiceless

Name 5 active speech organs

-any 5-

What is the graphic representation of tongue position (when pronouncing vowels) and how does it work?

vowels' trapeze, it has rows and rises showing where your tongue is

Describe the intonation in general (yes/no) questions

It goes up at the end of the phrase

Sound /o/ is...

vowel, tense, mid-back, short, monophthong, bilabial (rounded)

Sound /w/ is...

consonant, voiced labial–velar approximant

Sound /θ/ is...

consonant, voiceless dental fricative