CSD 315 Exam 1

Which of the following is NOT a point vowel? - /u/ - /a/ - /i/ - /æ/ - /ɑ/

/a/

Which of the following phoneme pairs is not homorganic? - /z, d/ - /ɹ, j/ - /ʃ, dʒ/ - /k, ʒ/ - /p, m/

/k, ʒ/

T/F Lax vowels are capable of ending stressed open syllables

F

T/F Monophthongs are two vowels that comprise one phoneme

F

T/F Regressive assimilation in the same thing as left to right assimilation

F

T/F The "st" segment in /kæts/ can be considered an affricate in English

F

T/F The citation form of a word usually reflects vowel reduction

F

T/F The onglide of any diphthong is higher in the oral cavity than it corresponding offglide

F

T/F The only rounded back vowel is /u/

F

T/F There are intonational phrases in the sentences, "I am going home right now."

F

Perseverative assimilation is the same thing as ________ assimilation. - right to left - left to right - progressive - regressive - b and c

b and c

Which of the following words does not contain a lax front vowel? - bring - pants - busy - baste - none

baste

Which of the following does NOT exist in American English? - velar plosives - bilabial fricatives - voiceless palatal fricatives - labiovelar glides - voiced resonants

bilabial fricatives

Which would NOT be minimal contrast? - trite, tried - plaid, clad - drink, think - right, kite - share, pare

drink, think

Which of the following factors contributes to vocal tract adduction? - elasticity of the vocal folds only - Bernoulli effect only - the mass of the glottis only - subglottal pressure only - elasticity of the vocal folds AND Bernoulli effect

elasticity of the vocal folds AND Bernoulli effect

Pronouncing 'strength' as /stɹɛŋkθ/ is an example of: - elision - epenthesis - vowel harmony - metathesis - none

epenthesis

Pronouncing the word "toon" as /tuən/ is a demonstration of: - epenthesis - elision - metathesis - vowel reduction - regressive assimilation

epenthesis

The ___ is a cartilage that covers the entrance of the ___ during swalling

epiglottis; trachea

The appropriate way to describe the vowel /i/ as in "he" is as follows: - high-front, lax, unrounded - high-front, tense, unrounded - low-back, lax, rounded - low-back, tense, rounded

high-front, tense, unrounded

Which of the following words has primary stress on the second syllable? - fortunate - dandelion - impersonate - dangerous - none

impersonate

Which word demonstrates nasal plosion? - happen - lesion - laden - legion - none

laden

The biological system directly involved in voice production (phonation) is the... - respiratory - laryngeal - supralaryngeal

laryngeal

The phoneme /ɚ/ would be used when transcribing... - letter - irk - early - rope - irk and early only

letter

Which word contains no approximant in its transcription? - measure - away - stray - played - feud

measure

Pronouncing the word, "asterisk" as /æstəɪks/ is a demonstration of: - metathesis - epenthesis - inversion - elision - none

metathesis

The smallest units of language that have meaning are: - grapheme - morpheme - phoneme - words

morpheme

Which of the following has the vowel with the shortest duration when compared to the others? - neat - knee - need

neat

Syllable structure: Which is true about the word "clings"? - it does not contain a rhyme - is is an open syllable - it does not contain an onset - is does not contain a coda - none

none

how many graphemes and phonemes are in the word "shocked"? - 5 graphemes/ 5 phonemes - 6 graphemes/ 4 phonemes - 7 graphemes / 5 phonemes - none of these

none of these -- it has 7 graphemes and 4 phonemes

A (+) sign is used in transcription to indicate _________, in order to clarify a pause between two syllables, e.g., "why cheat" [waɪ + tʃit] VS. [waɪt + ʃit] - open internal juncture - close internal juncture - external juncture

open internal juncture

Which set of words contains no front vowels? - train, third, pattern - bask, tool, bowl - pearl, potion, prom - lip, ladle, lesson - pack, purse, pencil

pearl, potion, prom

Velopharyngeal incompetency often presents with the following primary characteristic: - reduced articulation accuracy - increased rate of articulation - increased intra oral air pressure - reduced intra oral air pressure

reduced intra oral air pressure

Pronouncing the word "pumpkin" as /pʌŋkɪn/ indicates that ___ has occurred - left to right assimilation - right to left assimilation - progressive assimilation - metathesis - epenthesis

right to left assimilation

Which words ends with a sonorant consonant? - ringing - bread - wish - patch - through

ringing

Which word ends with an obstruent consonant? - banging - rocker - whew - rogue - carol

rogue

A lax vowel can be found in... - boat - run - weed - fern - all of these

run

Which word contains two adjacent homorganic phonemes in its transcription? - slope - bloody - brunch - thrill - crown

slope

A consonant cluster can be found in the word: - shot - cone - stern - rough - none

stern

The phoneme /g/ is from what sound class/manner? - stop - fricative - affricate - glide

stop

The biological system involved in speech articulation is the... - respiratory - laryngeal - supralaryngeal

supralaryngeal

This section of the IPA chart that presents the symbols associated with stress and intonation patterns is labeled: - pulmonic consonants - vowels - suprasegmentals - diacritics - quadilateral

suprasegmentals

What is the probable intent of the sentence: "The ,girls need 'more ,money." - the boys don't need more money - the girls are broke - the girls rich - the girls don't need more clothing - the boys need new girlfriends

the girls are broke

During phonation... - the speaker creates an increase in the air pressure below the vocal folds, which exerts a force on the open vocal folds - the Bernoulli effect takes place when the vocal folds are still adducted - the vocal folds are pushed apart by increases in pressure generated by the lungs - the vocal folds begin to close as the air pressure between the vocal folds begins to increase due to changes in air pressure in the middle ear

the vocal folds are pushed apart by increases in pressure generated by the lungs

Which word contains no diphthong of any kind in its transcription? - poisonous - powder puff - cartons - harebrained - thunderous

thunderous

T/F A pair of letter that represent a single speech sound is referred to as a digraph. All of the following words contain digraphs: - phlegm - soon - bother - shake

true

Diphthongs are a combination of: - two vowels - a vowel and a consonant - two consonants - three vowels

two vowels

Which phoneme does not have a palatal place of articulation? - /ŋ/ - /j/ - /ʃ/ - /dʒ/ - /ɹ/

/ŋ/

Which of the following vowels is considered "unrounded"? - /u/ - /ɑ/ - /ɔ/ - /ʊ/ - /ɝ/

/ɑ/

Which is the correct description for the vowel given? - /ʊ/ high-mid, back - /ʌ/ high-mid, central - /ɔ/ low-mid, front - /ɛ/ high-mid, front - /ɝ/ mid central

/ɝ/ mid central

[PhIk] (the small h) is an example of: - broad transcription - phonetic transcription - allophonic transcription - narrow transcription - allophonic and narrow transcription

allophonic and narrow transcription

The phoneme /s/ has what type of placement: - alveolar - bilabial - lingua-dental - velar

alveolar

Examine the stress markings in the following sentence and say the probable intent: Mrs. ,Washington 'returned the ,radio to ,Walmart. - She went to Target - She didn't like her purchase - She liked her purchase - She was short on cash

She didn't like her purchase

T/F As the tongue moves in production from /æ/ to /i/, the size of the oropharynx increases

T

T/F In English, there are no rounded front vowels

T

T/F In English, vowels are voiced, non-nasal speech sounds

T

T/F Lax vowels are shorter in duration than in tense vowels

T

T/F The correct stress marking for the word "salami" would be "sa'lami'

T

T/F The phoneme /f/ is a fricative

T

T/F The phoneme /ɹ/ has a palatal place of articulation

T

T/F The vowel in the word "fleece" would typically be shorter in duration than the vowel in the word "fleas"

T

T/F Vowels are typically produced with the velum raised

T

T/F Vowels in open syllables are generally longer than vowels in closed syllables

T

Of the following vowels, which one is tense? - /u/ - /ɑ/ - /ɔ/ - /ɝ/ - all of them

all of them

Which word contains a high front vowel? - mist - leak - messy - running - all of these

all of these