ENG507 Final Term Solved Papers Spring 2025

ENG507

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Maha Malik Spring2025

Focus topics: IPA, Spectrogram, Praat, Perturbation Theory, Phonetics concepts

✅ Fill-in-the-Blanks Topics

(These may appear as paragraph blanks or sentence completions.)

1. Resonance frequency rule

→ “The resonance frequency of the particular resonance ______ ______ when a constriction is located at an ______ of that resonance mode.” (Answer: Decrease/increase, node/antinode)

2. Source–filter mechanism paragraph blanks · 3. Tone stress blanks · 4. VOT paragraph blanks · 5. Praat-related blanks · 6. IPA chart blanks · 7. Fill in blanks with pronunciation skills or concepts

8. Each word of six phonemic syllables (CCCVCC) and one of seven phonemic

syllables (CCCVCCC) · ✅ True/False Topic · Glides – true/false paragraph

Includes: o Analyze F1, F2, F3 of /w/ and /j/ at midpoint o Compare glide formant structure to vowels & nasals

Languages & Sounds

Aspirated pʰ: Found in Sindhi and other Pakistani languages like Pashto; aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive. Murmured (breathy) bʱ: Occurs in Sindhi; it is a voiced bilabial plosive with breathy voice. Implosive ɓ: A voiced implosive bilabial plosive found in Sindhi.

Stress: Word vs. Sentence Stress

Word stress: Emphasis on a syllable in a word, e.g., ‘IMport’ (noun). Sentence stress: Emphasis on a word in a sentence, e.g., ‘imPORT’ (verb).

Primary & Secondary Cardinal Vowels

Primary: 8 reference vowels arranged by tongue height and advancement (e.g., [i], [e], [a], [u]). Secondary: Additional vowels created by rounding or centralizing (e.g., [y], [ø]).

Sonorants

Definition: Sounds produced with free airflow, allowing resonance; includes nasals, liquids, glides.

ART and RTR

ATR (Advanced Tongue Root) and RTR (Retracted Tongue Root): Refers to tongue position relative to the pharynx; significant in vowel harmony systems.

Acoustic Phonetics (Definition)

The study of the physical properties of speech sounds (frequency, amplitude, duration) as transmitted through air.

Glottal Stop

Definition: A sound produced by a complete closure of the vocal cords ([ʔ]); found in words like "uh-oh".

Universal Language Features

Features like consonants, vowels, syllables, and intonation that occur across all languages to varying degrees.