Phonetics and Phonology: Quiz 1

 Quiz 1

Select the correct option: 

1. What is Phonetics? a. The study of the physical properties of speech sounds. b. The study of the meaning of words and sentences. c. The study of the history of language.
   

2. What is Articulatory Phonetics? a. The study of the physical mechanisms involved in the production of speech sounds. b. The study of the perception of speech sounds. c. The study of the social context of speech.
   

3. What is the difference between Auditory Phonetics and Acoustic Phonetics? a. Auditory Phonetics is the study of the perception of speech sounds, while Acoustic Phonetics is the study of the physical properties of speech sounds. b. Auditory Phonetics is the study of the physical properties of speech sounds, while Acoustic Phonetics is the study of the perception of speech sounds. c. Auditory Phonetics and Acoustic Phonetics are the same thing.
   

4. What is Phonology? a. The study of the physical properties of speech sounds. b. The study of the meaning of words and sentences. c. The study of the organization of speech sounds in language.
   

5. What is a Phoneme? a. A speech sound that distinguishes meaning in a particular language. b. A unit of meaning in language. c. A type of consonant sound.
   

6. What are Vowels? a. Speech sounds produced with complete closure or narrowing of the vocal tract. b. Speech sounds produced with no closure or narrowing of the vocal tract. c. Speech sounds produced with partial closure or narrowing of the vocal tract.
   

7. What are Consonants? a. Speech sounds produced with complete closure or narrowing of the vocal tract. b. Speech sounds produced with no closure or narrowing of the vocal tract. c. Speech sounds produced with partial closure or narrowing of the vocal tract.
   

8. What are Diphthongs? a. A type of consonant sound. b. Two vowels are pronounced together to form a single sound. c. Two consonants are pronounced together to form a single sound.
   

9. What is Voicing? a. The force with which air is expelled from the lungs during speech. b. The vibration of the vocal cords during speech. c. The resonance of the vocal tract during speech.
   

10. What is a Minimal Pair? a. Two words that differ by only one sound. b. Two words that have the same meaning. c. Two words that have the same spelling but different meanings.

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