Lecture 20

Question 1

Describing vowels

Answer 1

High- mid - low (close- mid - open)

Front- central- back

Rounded vs unrounded

Simple (monophthong) vs diphthong

Question 2

Examples of English simple vowels

Answer 2

Heat
Pit
Set
Mat
Car
Lose
Put
Cut
Bore

Question 3

English diphthongs

Answer 3

My
Now
Boy

Question 4

Suprasegmentals

Answer 4

Pitch
Loudness
Length

Question 5

There are 2 types of controlled pitch movements in language

Answer 5

Tone
- when differences in word meaning are signalled by a change in pitch

Intonation
- when a change in pitch affects the meaning of a larger unit. Such as a whole phrase or sentence

Question 6

Tone

Answer 6

á’ Super high
á High
ā Mid
à Low
à(2 left ticks) super low

Question 7

Examples of intonation

Answer 7

John said William is brilliant.

John said William is brilliant?

John said, “William is brilliant.”

“John,” said William, “is brilliant”

Question 8

Stress

Answer 8

Stress uses pitch, duration and loudness

(An) address. Vs to address
A present vs to present