Home/Quiz Bank Linguistics/Linguistic Test 5 Quiz Bank LinguisticsLinguistic Test 5 adminJanuary 19, 20220 19 Less than a minute Welcome to your Linguistic Test 5The scientific study of sound and sound waves Phonetics Phonology Phonemics Acoustics Any piece of morphological material with an identifiable function: for example, English -s is a symbol of plurality Marker Signification Signifier Pointer The different parts of the vocal tract that can change the shape of the air flow Acoustic organs Articulatory organs Auditory organs Phonetic organs Any statement, in some particular framework or description, which prohibits some derivation, process, structure or combination of elements which would otherwise be allowed Phonotactics Constraint Taboo Conditional A rhyme between two words which are stressed on the final syllable: keen/mean; rain/remain; interfere/appear Feminine rhyme Terminal rhyme Masculine rhyme Neutral rhyme A narrowing or closure of the vocal tract at some particular point during an articulation by the movement of the organs of articulation Reduction Constriction Narrowing Broadening The term refers to the characteristic or long-term positioning of articulators by individual or groups of speakers of a particular language Acoustic settings Complementary settings Articulatory settings Auditory settings The branch of phonetics which deals with the physical characteristics of the sound waves which carry speech sounds between mouth and ear. Auditory phonetics Acoustic phonetics Articulatory phonetics None of the above Any characteristic of speech which conveys information about the personal characteristics of the speaker: sex, age, social class, mood, etc Pointer Signification Signifier Marker The parameter which treats differences in the activity of the vocal organs Place of articulation Airstream mechanism Articulation process Manner of articulation Time is Up! Time's up adminJanuary 19, 20220 19 Less than a minute Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Reddit VKontakte Share via Email Print
