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The consonants \[t s n l\] all have the same…
place of articulation
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The consonants \[k g ŋ x\] all have the same…
place of articulation
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Which of these properties is loudness related to?
amplitude
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Which of the following is the acoustic source in the production of \[d\]?
the periodic vibrations generated by the vocal folds in the larynx
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Where are sonorants devoiced in English?
after some voiceless stops
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Which is a possible word-initial cluster in English? dl- sr- wr- θr-
θr-
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Which is a possible word-initial cluster in English? wr-, kn-, ðr-, dw-
dw-
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Which is a possible word-initial cluster in English? kn-, wr-, ʃr-. ʃl-
ʃr-
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Which of the following carries (almost only) nonredundant information?
broad transcription
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What is the phonetic difference between /i:/ and /ı/ in stressed position in English?
/i:/ is always tense
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What is the difference in pronunciation between /u:/ and /ʊ/in stressed position?
/u:/ is always tense
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What is the typical phonetic correlate of stress in English?
a rise in the amplitude of the sound waves
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Which of the following sounds is __**t**__ransient aperiodic?
\[t\]
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What is the **linguistic** difference between a language and a dialect?
Nothing
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In which range does the frequency of human speech sound vary?
100Hz-10.000Hz
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One of the following statements about triphthongs is FALSE. Which one?
Triphthongs only occur across a morpheme boundary (e.g. player /pleıə/)
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Which statement is false?
Sounds in complementary distribution may be contrastive.
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Which term is the odd one out? lax vowel-checked vowel-short vowel-free vowel
free vowel
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What does the pronunciation pair \[aıðə\]\~\[i:ðə\] for either exemplify
free variation
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If an English word begins with three consonants, the first is…
/s/
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Which E s in free graphic position?
metric
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Who is the “father of the modern theory of phonemes”?
Jan Niecislaw Baudouin de Courtenay
Jan Niecislaw Baudouin de Courtenay
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How many feet is the sentence Joe __*eats*__ beans in a neutral pronunciation?
Two because the stress of eats is deleted.
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How many feet is the sentence Joe __*may*__ eat in a neutral pronunciation?
Two because only content words are stressed.
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How many feet is the sentence Joe *will* know in a neutral pronunciation?
Two because only content words are stressed.
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Which type of consonant does not occur word finally in English?
glides
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Which phenomenon is a case of compensatory lengthening?
broadening
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Where in the US are nonrhotic accents spoken by whites?
in the south and north east
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Which is NOT a fricative?
\[w\]
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Who had his head X-rayed to examine the tongue height associated with vowels?
Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones
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Which of the following is NOT a function of transcription?
to neutralize
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The **/r/** pronounced between the words car engine is called… / The **/r/** pronounced before the /ɑ:/ in fire arms is called…
linking R
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Which underlined vowel may be syncopated? Mél__**a**__ny, Ág__**a**__tha, Ém__**i**__ly, Már__**y**__lin
Émily
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Which underlined vowel may be syncopated? filament, immolate, cinema, sim__**i**__lar
sim__**i**__lar
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Which underlined vowel may be syncopated? cámel, mémorize, cél__**e**__ry, périlous
cél__**e**__ry
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Which contrast is disappearing currently in SSBE?
ʊə\~ɔ: (eg. poor \~ paw)/ʊə\~ɔ: (eg. spoor \~ spore)
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Which is a place of articulation?
velar/palatal
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Which lexical sets have the same vowel in SSBE? foot - strut; foot - goose; face - square; cloth - lot
CLOTH – LOT/BATH – START/THOUGHT – FORCE
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Which type of vowel occurs prevocalically?
plain tense
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Which pair exemplifies a typical vowel shift relation?
drive – driven
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Which present-past pair exemplifies a typical vowel shift relation?
read-read
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Which is NOT a cardinal vowel? ɛ - e - ʊ - ɔ
ʊ
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The regular sound values of the single vowel letter I are…
/ aɪ aɪə ɪ ɜ:/
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Which word contains a digra**ph**?
mo**th/sh**y/shot
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The spelling of which word is unpredictable?
broad /brɔ:d/
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Which class of consonants may be syllabic?
sonorants
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The two words bear/beə/ and bare /beə/ are… / Lead ‘ólom’ is /led/ and led ‘vezetett’ is /led/. They are../Sawed and sword are both pronounced /sɔ:d/. They are..
homophones
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Which is a sonorant? ʃ - g - ɑ - ʔ
ɑ
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Which is a sonorant? l - z - d - g
l (L)
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Which is bilabial?
p
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Dual and jewel / Deuce and juice/ Dune and June may become homophones. This is because of…
palatalization
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Which of these is NOT a normal grapheme of English spelling?
OE
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Which of these in not a normal grapheme of English spelling?
UA
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Which diphthong has monophthongized recently in SSBE?
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Which vowel is articulated with the frontest tongue position? ɛ - ə - ɜ - ɔ
ɛ
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Which vowel is articulated with the frontest tongue position? i - a - ɑ - ɔ
i
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What is the usual tone of a complete statement?
falling tone
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In which word is the laxness of the first vowel unpredictable from the spelling?
pĕril/dĕvil
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Which word has a /j/ in SSBE, but not in General American?
nude
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Which word has a vowel quantity predictable from the spelling?
cĭvet
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Which word has a vowel quantity predictable from the spelling?
băse
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Which word has a vowel quantity predictable from the spelling?
valid /vælɪd/
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Which implication holds in natural languages?
front rounded vowels imply front unrounded vowels
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The vowel pronounced as /ɒ/ in SSBE is pronounced as /ɑ/in General American. In itself this is a(n) ...........difference between these accents.
realizational
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Which statement is true about the vowels of meet /mi:t/ and Swede /swi:d/?
that of Swede is longer in pronunciation
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Why is there no stress reversal in Hèartbreak Hotél?
Because there is no stress clash.
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Why is there no stress reversal in maróon swéater?
Because ma- is zero stressed.
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The vowel of jewel could be transcribed as \[ \]. This  is… (a kep lenne a bracketben)
The vowel of jewel could be transcribed as \[ \]. This is… (a kep lenne a bracketben)
an opening and falling diphthong
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In which word is the quantity of the first vowel unpredictable from the spelling?
secret /si:krɪt/
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Which is a possible word-final cluster in SSBE?
\-nθ
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Which vowel is articulated with the highest tongue position?
u/\[o\]
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Which part of the tone unit may contain more than one foot?
the body
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The /r/ insterted between the words *vanilla ice* is called… / The /r/ pronounced between the vowels saw it off /sɔ:rɪtɒf/ is called…
intrusive R
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Which one of these vowels has the highest second formant (F2)?
\[i\]
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Which pair exemplifies a typical vowel shift relation?
hide-hidden
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Which part of the tone unit is a degenerate foot?
the pre-head
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Which sequence is possible within a morpheme? i:rə - u:rə - ᴐ:rə - ᴈ:rə
ᴐ:rə
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Which statement is TRUE?
The standard accent in the United States is rhotic.
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Variety A has \[jᴜ ded brᴧðᶕ\] (You’re dead, Brother), variety B has \[ju ded brᴧvə\] (You dead, brother)
The two varieties exhibit **both** accent and dialect differences.
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What is unexpected in the pronunciation of duplicate /dju:plıkət/?
Nothing
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The regular sound values of the single vowel letter E are…
/i: ıə e ᴈ:/
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In England, the size of the area where nonrhotic accents are spoken….
is increasing
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Which sequence is possible? i:rə - ᴧ# - ᴐımp – ia
ia
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Which sequence is possible? i:rə - ᴧ# - ᴐımp – i:ı
i:ı
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Which Y is in covered graphic position? cynical, Cyprus, sky, cystic
cystic
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Which U is in covered graphic position?
tuxedo
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Which is a sibilant?
ʃ
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Which is a primary cardinal vowel?
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Which part of the tone unit carries the tone?
the nucleus
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Which is a minimal pair in SSBE?
weılz \~ veılz
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The name Oliver /ɒlıvə/ is often abbreviated in speech to /ˈɒli/. This shortened form is spelt Ollie. Why is the l doubled?
To indicate the lax sound-value of the stressed o
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The consonants \[f v θ ð x y\] all have the same….
manner of articulation
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Which statement is false?
The velar nasal is a phoneme in Northern British English.
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Which vowel is PHONOLOGICALLY tense? /ɑ:/ - /ɜ:/ - /i:/ - none of them

//

Which vowel is PHONOLOGICALLY tense? /u:/ - /a:/ - / ɜ:/ - none of them
/i:/

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/u:/
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Which of the following vowels does not monophthongize in SSBE? ʊə eə aɪ aɪə
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Which voicing assimilation occurs in Hungarian but not in English? pt->pd; pd->pt, pd->bd, pn->bn
pd->bd (e.g.”népdal”)
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What does the pronunciation \[senət\]\~\[senɪt\] for senate exemplify?
free variation
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What are the most important acoustic cues to the place of articulation of stops?
formant transitions from or to neighbouring vowels