Phonetics and Phonology

Question 1

Prosodic Features

Answer 1

Nonverbal components of speech that are among all cultures. These include pitch, stress, volume, tempo and intonation.

Question 2

Pitch

Answer 2

The degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Question 3

Stress

Answer 3

The amount of emphasis in speech or writing.

Question 4

Volume

Answer 4

The degree of loudness or intensity of a sound

Question 5

Tempo

Answer 5

The rate of speed, of speech or writing.

Question 6

Intonation

Answer 6

Changing vocal pitch to convey grammatical information or personal attitude.

Question 7

Vocal Effects

Answer 7

Noises in speech such as coughing, laughter or inhaling/exhaling.

Question 8

Assimilation

Answer 8

Sounds being altered so they become closer to a neighboring sound, for instance, pronouncing “sandwich” as “samwich”.

Question 9

Vowel Reduction

Answer 9

The omission of unstressed vowels in everyday speech, for example pronouncing “Library” as “libry”.

Question 10

Elision

Answer 10

deletion of sounds in connected speech, e.g “fish “n” chips”.

Question 11

Insertion

Answer 11

Additional sounds in speech which ease articulation, e.g. pronouncing “drawing” as “draw-ring.”

Question 12

Broad Australian Accent

Answer 12

The accent which is identified with the “Australian twang.”

Question 13

Onomatopoeia

Answer 13

An onomatopoeia is a word which imitates the sound it represents.

Question 14

Vowel Insertion

Answer 14

The addition of vowels to a word in everyday speech. e.g. “Athalete”