ENG507 Objectives

Lesson: 01

1. The _____ component provides a detailed analysis and description of speech sounds with

particular emphasis on articulatory phonetics.

phonology phonetic Semantic Pragmatic b

2. The ______ component examines the internal structure of simplex and complex word

forms.

Semantic phonetic phonology Pragmatic c

3. In ______ words are arranged into a certain order.

Pragmatic phonetic Syntax d

4. In ____, beginnings and endings of the words are changed to adjust the meaning.

phonetic Pragmatic Semantic b

5. Through ____ , the meaning itself can be affected by the arrangement of words.

phonology phonetic Semantic Pragmatic c

6. The branch of linguistics in which by the knowledge of the speaker about what the hearer

will understand is _____.

phonology phonetic Semantic Pragmatic d

7. Sets of phonemes and sound patterns are dynamic; as in ______ speech.

isolated connected random fixed b

8. Sets of phonemes and sound patterns are ______ as in isolation within a human language.

dynamic connected static random c

9. Human sounds are divided into ___ broad categories.

a

10. A consonant is a speech sound in which air is at least ______ blocked.

fully partly once twice b

11. ______ is a sound in which there is no obstruction found and the air passes through the

cavity freely.

vowel monothong consonant nasal a

12. A ________ is classified in terms of the places and manners of articulation and voicing

vowel monothong consonant nasal c

13. A vowel is classified in terms of the position of tongue, the part of tongue and ____.

Air flow Jaw opening voicing Lip-rounding d

14. Vowels are further classified into two terms; pure vowels and ______.

monothong diphthongs Soft vowel Long vowel b

15. Pure vowels are known as_______.

monothong diphthongs Soft vowel Long vowel a

Lesson: 02 · Sound · Category · Qty · voicing · Qty · IPA · Examples

Total English Sound are Vowels Diphthong eɪ aɪ ɔɪ ǝʊ aʊ ɪǝ eǝ ʊǝ ɪǝ peer eǝ pair ʊǝ poor eɪ bay aɪ buy ɔɪ boy ǝʊ no aʊ now

Monothongs (Pure Vowels) Short vowels ɪ e æ ʌ ɒ ʊ ǝ ɪ pit e pet æ pat ʌ putt ɒ pot ʊ put ǝ another

Long vowels ɜː iː bean ɑː barn ɔː born uː boon ɜː burn

Consonants Plosives p bt d k g p pin b bin t tin d din k kin g gum

Nasals m n ŋ m sum n sun ŋ sung

Fricatives F v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h f fine v vine θ think ð this s seal z zeal ʃ sheep ʒ measure h how

Affricates ʧ ʤ ʧ chain ʤ Jane

l r w j l light r right w wet j yet