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A detailed overview of key concepts in phonetics and phonology, focusing on speech sounds, their variations, and how they are organized within language. It covers topics such as allophones, voiced/unvoiced cognates, consonant and vowel sounds, and various phonics approaches. Additionally, it explores syllable types, division patterns, and accent determination in multi-syllable words, offering a comprehensive guide for understanding the building blocks of spoken language. This resource is valuable for students studying linguistics, speech pathology, or education, providing a solid foundation in phonological awareness and decoding skills. It includes definitions and examples to enhance comprehension and application of these concepts. The document also touches on morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, highlighting the interconnectedness of different language aspects. It serves as a useful reference for understanding the complexities of speech and language structure.
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allophones | - | Correct | answer | ✔slight | variations | in | production | of | vowels | or | consonants | that | are | predictable | variants | of | a | phoneme | (example: | /p/ | in | pot | an | spot, | /a/ | in | fast | and | tank) voiced/unvoiced | cognates | - | Correct | answer | ✔-phonemes | produced | in | the | same | place | of | the | mouth, | in | the | same | manner, | but | that | vary | in | the | voicing | characteristics Three | ways | consonant | sounds | are | categorized | - | Correct | answer | ✔1. | place | of | articulation
fricative | - | Correct | answer | ✔-a | sound | produced | by | forcing | air | through | a | narrow | opening | between | the | teeth | or | lips /f//sh//z/ nasal | sound | - | Correct | answer | ✔-a | sound | produced | by | forcing | air | out | through | the | nose | - | /n/ | /m/ | /ng/ continuant | sound | - | Correct | answer | ✔-a | sound | prolonged | in | its | production | - | /m/ | /s/ | /f/ stop | continuant | sound | - | Correct | answer | ✔-a | sound | obstructed; | must | be | chopped | off | - | /b/ | /d/ aspiration | - | Correct | answer | ✔-puff | of | air compensatory | approach | - | Correct | answer | ✔-one | does | not | attempt | to | remediate | the | problem | but | instead | recommends | modifications | within | the | learning | environment | which | allows | the | students | to | be | successful phonics | - | Correct | answer | ✔-instruction | that | connects | sounds | and | letters Synthetic | Phonics | - | Correct | answer | ✔-pertaining | to | instruction | or | a | process | that | begins | with | parts | and | builds | up | to | the | whole. | Synthetic | phonics | starts | with | the | smallest | parts | (phonemes). | Children | learn | how | to | convert | the | letters | or | letter | combinations | into | sounds | and | then | how | to | blend | the | sounds |
other | ocean | life. | Since | children | encounter | many | different | letter-sound | relationships | as | they | read | stories, | this | approach | is | not | systematic | or | explicit. Explicit | Phonics | Instruction | - | Correct | answer | ✔-important | concepts | and | skills | are | taught | very | clearly | and | directly | by | the | teacher. | Children | are | not | expected | to | infer | these | concepts | and | sills | just | from | exposure | alone. alphabetic | principle | - | Correct | answer | ✔-the | understanding | that | spoken | sounds | are | represented | in | print | by | written | letters consonant | sounds | - | Correct | answer | ✔blocked/voiced | or | unvoiced | sounds | - | a | class | of | speech | sounds | with | air | flow | that | is | constructed | or | obstructed vowel | sounds | - | Correct | answer | ✔-open | and | voiced | sounds | - | a | class | of | open | speech | sounds | produced | by | the | passage | of | air | through | an | open | vocal | tract grapheme | - | Correct | answer | ✔-a | letter | or | letter | cluster | that | represents | a | single | speech | sound decoding | - | Correct | answer | ✔-word | recognition | in | which | the | phonetic | code | is | broken | down | to | determine | a | word Sequence | of | Decoding | - | Correct | answer | ✔-sounds, | words, | phrases, | sentences, | text
blending | - | Correct | answer | ✔fusing | individual | sounds, | syllables, | or | words | into | meaningful | units reading | - | Correct | answer | ✔-symbol | to | sound/ | grapheme | to | phoneme Phonology, | morphology, | syntax | - | Correct | answer | ✔-forms | of | language Phonology | - | Correct | answer | ✔-the | rules | that | determine | how | sounds | are | used | in | spoken | language fluency | - | Correct | answer | ✔-reading | with | rapidity | and | automaticity Prosody | - | Correct | answer | ✔-the | rhythmic | flow | of | oral | reading pragmatics | - | Correct | answer | ✔-set | of | rules | that | dictate | behavior | for | communicative | intentions | in | a | particular | context | and | the | rules | of | conversation | or | discourse pragmatic | language | - | Correct | answer | ✔-language | as | it | is | used | in | interactional | contexts Syntax | - | Correct | answer | ✔-the | system | by | which | words | may | be | ordered | in | phrases, | clauses, | and | sentences; | sentence | structure; | grammarSynt
Syllable | Division | Patterns | - | Correct | answer | ✔1. | VCCV
determining | accent | when | adding | an | affix | - | Correct | answer | ✔The | accent | in | a | base | word | may | change | when | an | affix | increases | the | number | of | syllables; | the | length | of | the | derivative | determines | the | number | of | accented | syllables | and | the | cadence Prefixes | and | Suffixes | are: A. | always | accented B. | never | accented C. | frequently | accented D. | rarely | accented | - | Correct | answer | ✔D. | rarely | accented In | a | FSS | word, | which | syllable | is | usually | accented? | - | Correct | answer | ✔The | syllable | just | before | the | FSS In | longer | words | without | an | accent | on | the | first | or | second | syllable, | which | syllable | should | be | accented? | - | Correct | answer | ✔the | third | syllable morphology | - | Correct | answer | ✔-the | study | of | word | formation | patterns, | meaningful | units | that | make | words. examples | of | morphology | - | Correct | answer | ✔identify | suffixes, | prefixes, | base | words, | roots, | combining | forms, | understanding | meaning | and | usage | of | word | parts | in | oral | and | written | language | - | these | are | examples | of | what?
How | many | symbols | are | represented | by | Cuneiform? | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 600 | symbols Language | development | of | 2500 | BC | - | Correct | answer | ✔Hieroglyphics | (several | hundred | symbols), | papyrus | invented, | wrote | left | to | right | and | top | to | bottom Where | was | hieroglyphics | used? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Egypt Who | created | the | first | alphabet? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Phonecians When | was | the | first | alphabet | created? | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 1500 | BC The | first | alphabet | had | how | many | sound | symbols? | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 22 | sound | symbols The | first | alphabet | had: A. | consonant | sounds | only B. | vowel | sounds | only C. | both | consonant | sounds | and | vowel | sounds | - | Correct | answer | ✔A. | consonant | sounds | only Which | people | is | credited | for | adding | vowel | sounds | to | the | Phoenician | Alphabet? | - | Correct | answer | ✔the | Greeks
What | was | the | language | development | of | 25 | BC? | - | Correct | answer | ✔The | Romans | developed | the | Roman | alphabet | with | straight | lines | and | curves. The | current | English | printed | alphabet | reflects | ____________ | influence. A. | Greek B. | Roman C. | Phoenician D. | Egyptian | - | Correct | answer | ✔B. | Roman What | language | was | spoken | in | the | country | now | known | as | England | in | 100 | AD? | - | Correct | answer | ✔the | Celtic | language During | the | Roman | Empire | (around | 100 | AD), | which | language | was | brought | to | the | Celts | by | the | Romans? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Latin When | did | the | Romans | in | Briton | return | to | Italy? | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 400 | AD In | 400 | AD, | which | languages | were | primarily | spoken | in | Briton? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Celtic | and | Latin When | did | the | English | language | begin? | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 400 | AD Which | three | Germanic | tribes | were | brought | into | Briton | to | protect | the | land? | - | Correct | answer | ✔the | Angles, | Saxons, | and | Jutes
The | Norman | invasion | was | made | up | of | thousands | of | Norman, | Breton, | Flemish, | and | _________________ | troops. | - | Correct | answer | ✔French Which | language | introduced | the | following | words | to | English: | mutton, | beef, | pork, | furniture, | painter, | tailor | - | Correct | answer | ✔French Which | English | sub-group | adapted | French | the | most? | - | Correct | answer | ✔the | upper | class Who | came | to | England | after | the | Norman | Invasion | and | introduced | the | letters | w | and | u; | also | a | dot | for | the | i | and | a | tail | for | the | j? | - | Correct | answer | ✔monks After | the | Norman | Invasion, | the | ___________________ | was | completed | with | 26 | symbols. | - | Correct | answer | ✔alphabet Dates | for | Middle | English | Era | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 1066 | - | 1500 | AD Year | Johannes | Gutenberg | invented | the | printing | press | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 1440 | AD During | the | Middle | English | era, | which | language | introduced | religious/legal | language | to | English? | (legal, | legislate, | legislator) | - | Correct | answer | ✔Latin
The | language | most | books | were | written | in | (Middle | English | era) | - | Correct | answer | ✔Latin Year | the | Turks | conquered | Constantinople | (end | of | Byzantine | Empire, | beginning | of | Ottoman | Empire) | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 1453 After | the | Turks | conquered | Constantinople, | who | fled | to | Rome? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Greek | scholars After | what | historical | event | did | English | incorporate | Greek | prefixes | and | root | words | like | philos | (meaning | loving), | sophos | meaning | wise, | which | became | philosopher | (loving | wisdom) | - | Correct | answer | ✔After | the | Turks | conquored | Constantine | and | the | Greek | scholars | fled | to | Rome The | time | period | the | greatest | number | of | Latin | and | Greek | words | become | part | of | the | English | Language | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 1066 | - | 1500 | AD | (Middle | English | Era) Years | for | the | Modern | English | Era | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 1500 | AD | - | present What | publication | had | the | most | influence | on | the | Modern | English | Era? | - | Correct | answer | ✔The | King | James | translation | of | the | Bible | (thee, | thou, | doth) Characteristics | of | Present-Day | English | - | Correct | answer | ✔spoken | by | over | 500 | million | people; | over | 616,500 | words | (more | words | than | any | other | language); | continues | to | grow | as | the | result | of | new | influences | by |
Words | with | Latin | origin | - | Correct | answer | ✔Long | words | (three | or | more | syllables | - | marvelous, | fascinate), | words | with | ct | (act), | pt | (apt), | "tall | /sh/ | "= | ti | (partial, | nation), | "short | /sh/" | = | ci | (special, | precious), | -sion, | -ssion, | words | with | double | consonants | near | the | beginning | (illegal, | attract, | occupy), | t | = | /ch/ | (nature, | punctual), | d | = | /j/ | (educate, | graduate), | words | with | silent | initial | h | (honor), | words | with | -ular | (regular, | popular), | words | with | j | (joint, | journal), | legal | terms, | soft | c | before | e | and | i, | words | with | sc | pronounced | /s/ | (scissors, | science) Words | with | Greek | origin | - | Correct | answer | ✔Medical, | technical | and | scientific | words, | words | with | digraph | ph, | words | with | hard | ch | /k/ | (choir, | orchid), | long | words | that | contain | k | (kilometer, | kinescope), | long | words | or | short | unfamiliar | words | with | th | (thermos, | athlete), | words | with | medial | y, | words | related | to | the | Olympics | (marathon, | discus, | meter), | words | related | to | theater | (comedy, | tragedy, | orchestra), | words | with | rh | (rhyme, | rhombus), | words | with | -ology, | words | with | silent | p | (pseudonym, | psychology) Why | does | the | prefix | im- | sometimes | change | to | irr-, | etc., | when | it's | in | an | negative? | - | Correct | answer | ✔It | assimilates | to | the | most | pleasing | sound. What | does | the | prefix | anti | mean? | - | Correct | answer | ✔against, | opposite, | opposing The | word | "gymnasium" | is | of | what | origin? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Greek What | origin | is | the | root | "lexia" | and | what | does | it | mean? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Greek | root | meaning | "with | words"
What | origin | is | the | prefix | dys | and | what | does | it | mean? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Greek | prefix | meaning | "trouble" Etymology | of | the | word | "turpentine" | - | Correct | answer | ✔comes | from | the | French | word | "ter(e)bentine" | and | from | the | Latin | word | "ter(e)binthina | (which | means | resin | of | the | turpentine | tree)