Phonetics

Question 1

Consonants

Answer 1

The word consonant is also used to refer to a letter of an alphabet that denotes a consonant sound.

Question 2

Vowels

Answer 2

In English there are five vowel letters in the alphabet.

Question 3

Accommodation

Answer 3

In linguistics, accommodation is the process by which participants in a conversation adjust their accent, diction, or other aspects of language according to the speech style of the other participant.

Question 4

Levelling

Answer 4

Dialect levelling or leveling is the process of an overall reduction in the variation or diversity of features in one or more dialects.

Question 5

IPA

Answer 5

The International Phonetic Alphabet is a system where each symbol is associated with a particular English sound.

Question 6

Prosody

Answer 6

In linguistics, prosody is concerned with those elements of speech that are not individual phonetic segments but are properties of syllables and larger units of speech, including linguistic functions such as intonation, tone, stress, and rhythm.

Question 7

Accent

Answer 7

Accent is the part of dialect concerning local pronunciation.

Question 8

Phonological Devices

Answer 8

In spoken language, a phonological word is a prosodic unit that can be preceded and followed by a pause.

Question 9

Phoneme

Answer 9

In linguistics, a phoneme is the smallest sound unit in a language that is capable of conveying a distinct meaning, such as the s of sing and the r of ring.

Question 10

Connected Speech Processes

Answer 10

The processes that make up connected speech are assimilation, elision, weakening, contractions, and liaison.

Question 11

Non-fluency Features

Answer 11

Non-fluency features are common and evident. There is repetition; there are pauses as hesitation, stuttering perhaps.

Question 12

Phonetics

Answer 12

Phonetics is the study of the sounds used in speech, and the way these sounds are produced