Phonetics and Phonology

Is the term 'IPA' an acronym or an initialism?

Initialism

What kind of transcription do dictionaries use? Phonemic or phonetic?

Phonemic

What is the difference between the terms phonetics and phonology?

Phonetics is the study of all speech sounds. Phonology is the study of the sound system of a language

How might stress be a determiner of word class for the word, 'insult'?

Stress is placed on the first syllable when the lexeme is a noun, and placed on the second syllable when the lexeme is a verb.

True or false: The nasal cavity can be involved in the production of consonants?

True

What is a dipthong?

When the tongue moves from one place to another in the production of a vowel sound

Is the vowel sound in the word 'toy', a monopthong or dipthong?

dipthong

Is the following statement true or false? When making vowel sounds, airflow is constricted in some way.

false

In the process of vowel production we consider:

height of tongue, front back position of tongue, extent of lip-rounding

Offer a phonemic transcription of my name - Ms Bohni

mz boʊnɪ

If the labiodental place of articulation is the upper teeth against the lower lip, what consonant sound might be pronounced here?

'f' - voiceless, 'v' - voiced

Which consonants are considered nasal consonants? Aim for two

'm' and 'n' and 'ŋ'

The sounds 'p' and 'b' are both bilabial stops. In what way do these sounds differ

'p' is unvoiced, 'b' is voiced

How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

26

How many sounds are represented in the English language?

44

What common pattern of intonation is used by Australians?

HRT - high rising terminal

Translate this phrase? aɪ æm ə winə

I am a winner

What does IPA stand for?

International Phonetic Alphabet

What are the five prosodic features you need to be aware of?

stress, pitch, intonation, tempo, volume

When we discuss the production of consonant sounds we describe....

voicing, place of articulation and manner of articulation