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Linguistics Reminder (LR) Flashcards

1
Q

What are the distinctive features for consonants?

A

Place of Articulation
Manner of Articulation
Voice (Voiced/Voiceless)

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2
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(LR) What is the place of articulation for /d/

A

Alveolar

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3
Q

(LR) What is the manner of articulation for /v/?

A

Fricative

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4
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(LR) Name all voiceless consonants:

A

/p/. /t/. /k/. /f/. /θ/. /s/. /ʃ/. /ʧ/. /h/

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5
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(LR) Name all labiodental consonants and an example word for each consonant

A

/f/ (e.g. fun, face, firmament)
/v/ (e.g. vase, vain, vogue)

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6
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(LR) Name all dental consonants and an example word for each consonant

A

/θ/ (e.g. thin, think, thick → sharp th)
/ð/ (e.g. then, there, this → soft th)

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7
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(LR) Name all glottal consonants and an example word for each consonant

A

/h/ (e.g. height, hello, help)

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8
Q

(LR) What is the place and manner of articulation for the phonem /h/? Is it voiced or voiceless?

A

Glottal, fricative, voiceless

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9
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(LR) What is the place and manner of articulation for the phonem /dʒ/? Is it voiced or voiceless?

A

Postalveolar, affricate and voiced

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10
Q

(LR) Name the consonants fitting these descriptions:
Plosive, velar, voiceless
Lateral, alveolar, voiced

A

/k/
/l/

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11
Q

(LR) Name all affricate consonants and an example word for each consonant

A

/tʃ/ (e.g. child, chair, cheese → sharp ch sound)
/dʒ/ (e.g. bridge, judge, touch → softer ch sound)

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12
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(LR) Name all lateral consonants plus example word

A

/l/ (e.g. light, lie, long)

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13
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(LR) Name all palatal consonants plus example word

A

/j/ (e.g. yes, yellow, yard, young)

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14
Q

(LR) What is the difference between manner of articulation and place of articulation?

A

Manner describes where the airstream is obstructed and place how the airstream is modified by three vocal tract

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15
Q

(LR) Which three distinctive features are necessary to describe and classify English monophthongs?

A

Openness of mouth, Position of the tongue, Length/Duration/Quantity

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16
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(LR) What are the two rules for the occurrence of the allophone: clear l

A

Before vowel, before /j/

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17
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(LR) What are the two rules for the occurrence of the allophone: dark l

A

Before consonant, at the end of a word

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18
Q

(LR) What are allophones?

A

Different realisations of one phonem.

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19
Q

(LR) What is meant by phonological conditioning in the context of allophones?

A

Predictability of allophones → rules

20
Q

(LR) What is meant by complementary distribution in the context of allophones?

A

Where one is, the other can’t be.

21
Q

(LR) Name the 5 long monophthongs and an example word

A

/iː/ seed
/ɜː/ bird
/uː/ food
/ɔː/ law
/ɒː/ father

22
Q

(LR) Name the 7 short monophthongs and an example word

A

/ɪ/ sit
/e/ pet
/æ/ sat
/ʌ/ some
/ə/ brother
/ʊ/ foot
/ɒ/ dog

23
Q

(LR) Name all approximant consonants together with their place of articulation

A

/w/ bilabial
/r/ postalveolar
/j/ palatal
(All of them are voiced)

24
Q

(LR) Please identify the distinctive features of the consonant /r/

A

Voiced, postalveolar, approximant

25
Q

(LR) Give the phonemic transcription of the vowel in the example word below.
car

A

/ɑː/

26
Q

(LR) Give the phonemic transcription of the vowel in the example word below.
boy

A

/ɔɪ/

27
Q

(LR) Which consonant is described by the following distinctive features: voiceless, labiodental, fricative

A

/f/

28
Q

(LR) Which consonant is described by the following distinctive features: voiceless, bilabial, plosive

A

/p/

29
Q

(LR) What is the correct allophone of [l] and rule for distribution: villian

A

Clear l, before vowel

30
Q

(LR) Give the phonemic transcription of the vowel in the example word below.
back

A

/æ/

31
Q

(LR) Please identify the distinctive features of the following consonant: /θ/

A

Voiceless, dental, fricative

32
Q

(LR) Please identify the distinctive features of the following consonant: /dʒ/

A

Voiced, postalveolar, affricate

33
Q

(LR) Please identify the distinctive features of the following consonant: /f/

A

Voiceless, fricative, labiodental

34
Q

(LR) In connected speech, sounds adapt to neighboring sounds in terms of their articulatory features. This happens for example in the word handbag. In this case, we refer to it as…

A

Assimilation

35
Q

(LR) Give the phonemic transcription of the vowel in the example word below.
time

A

The correct answer is: /aɪ/

36
Q

(LR) Name all characteristics for vowels

A

they are articulated without any obstruction of the airstream in the vocal tract, they are harmonic vibrations; they do not contain a noise component, they can be the centre of a syllable

37
Q

(LR) Give the phonemic transcription of the vowel in the example word below.
run

A

The correct answer is: /ʌ/

38
Q

(LR) Which consonants are described by the following distinctive features:

voiced
velar
nasal

A

/ŋ/ (like in king)

39
Q

(LR) Which consonants are described by the following distinctive features:

voiceless
alveolar
fricative

A

/s/

40
Q

(LR) Which consonants are described by the following distinctive features:

voiced
alveolar
lateral

A

/l/

41
Q

(LR) Which consonants are described by the following distinctive features:

voiceless
postalveolar
fricative

A

/ʃ/

42
Q

(LR) Give the phonemic transcription of the vowel in the example word below.
foot

A

/ʊ/

43
Q

(LR) Please identify the distinctive features of the following consonant: /tʃ/

A

Voicing:
voiceless
Place of articulation:
postalveolar
Manner of articulation:
affricate

44
Q

(LR) Which of the following are closing diphthongs

A) /aɪ/
B) /əʊ/
C) /aʊ/
D) /eɪ/
E) /ʊə/
F) /ɔɪ/
G) /eə/
I) /ɪə/

A

A, B, C, D, F

45
Q

(LR) Please identify the distinctive features of the following consonant: /k/

A

Voicing:
voiceless
Place of articulation:
velar
Manner of articulation:
plosive

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