preparationsLinguistics2语言学练习及答案

2021年1月20日发(作者：随手关灯)



























Quiz of Linguistics

I. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False.
1. Phonetics
is different
from phonology
in
that the
latter studies the combinations of
the sounds to convey meaning in communication.













(
T

)
2.
V
oicing
is
a
phonological
feature
that
distinguishes
meaning
in
both
Chinese
and
English.














































(
T


)
3. A phone is a phonetic unit that distinguishes meaning.







(

F
)
4. English is a tone language while Chinese is not.












(

F
)
5. Of all the speech organs, the lips are the most flexible.







(
F


)
6. A phoneme can be represented by different phones in specific phonetic contexts.

(

T
)
7.
The
four
sounds
/p/,/b/,/m/
and
/w/
have
one
feature
in
common,
i.e,
they
are
all
bilabial.














































(

F
)
8. When pitch, stress and sound length are tied to the sentence rather than the word in
isolation, they are collectively known as intonation.










(

T
)
9. In terms of the place of articulation, the
following sounds [t][d][s][z][n]
share
the
feature of palatal.






































(
T


)
10.
In
such
sound
combinations
as
/bi:p/,
/geip/
and
/su:p/,
the
voiceless
stop
/p/,
occurring
in the
final position,
is
unaspirated,
i.e. pronounced
with the
strong puff of
air withheld to some extent.































(

F
)

II. Multiple Choice Items

1. Articulatory phonetics mainly studies___
ABD
__.
A. the physical properties of the sounds produced in speech
B. the perception of sounds
C. the combination of sounds

D. the production of sounds
2. The distinction between vowels and consonants lies in __
B_
____
A. the place of articulation





B. the obstruction of airstream
C. the position of the tongue




D. the shape of the lips
3. What is the common factor of the three sounds: p, k, t?

A

A. voiceless



B. spread



C. voiced



D. nasal
4. What phonetic feature distinguishes the /p/ in
“
please
”
and the /p/ in
“
speak
”
?

B

A. voicing


B. aspiration



C. roundness



D. nasality
5. Which of the following is not a distinctive feature in English?

C
A. voicing



B. nasal




C. approximation


D. aspiration

6. The phonological features of the consonant /k/ are __
_B_
.
A. voiced stop



B. voiceless stop



C. voiced fricative


D. voiceless fricative

7. /p/ is different from /k/ in _____
_B__
.
A. the manner of articulation




B. the shape of the lips
C. the vibration of the vocal cords


D. the place of articulation

8. Vibration of the vocal cords results in __
_D_
_.
A. aspiration


B. nasality


C. Obstruction


D. V
oicing