Cartoons, Movies and Songs
What is the name of the dog in Tom and Jerry?
Spike (Spiky)
We find that the word can begin with a vowel, or with one, two or three consonants. No word begins with more than ...... consonants.
3
Nowadays we distinguish intonational functional styles into ... main style categories.
5
Can one sentence express emotion without changing words? If so, how?
Intonation
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
Echo
“To infinity and beyond”, this catchphrase is from which movie or cartoon?
Toy Story
The ...... fricatives are sometimes described as if the tongue were placed between the front teeth.
Dental fricatives
There are also three types of information presented in communication. They are intellectual information, emotional information and ... information.
Volitional (or Desiderative)
What happens if you alter the stress in a word?
Meaning change
There are farmers who sell products. Farmer A sells tomatoes, farmer B sells cucumbers. And what does farmer C sell?
Medicine
In which movie, this phrase “Life is like a box of chocolates” is often said by main character?
Forrest Gump
The vowel [ i: ] is the longest in the final position, it is obviously shorter before the voiced consonant [ ... ] and it is the shortest before the voiceless consonant [...] .
(d), (t)
It is the rate of speech delivery—measured in syllables or words per minute—used to convey emotional, contextual, or stylistic meaning.
Tempo
Why do villains usually have deep voice and slow speech in movies or cartoons? (Low pitch and tempo)
Creates Tension and Fear
What is the speed of light (approx.)?
300 000 km/s
Which artist started as a child actor on Disney Channel before music fame?
Selena Gomez
Every English syllable has a center or peak – a vowel or a sonorant. What do we call a single vowel in isolation?
Minimum Syllable
It is a basic unit of intonation. Pitch, tempo and loudness together form it. What is it?
Intonation Pattern
What is it called when sounds influence each other?
Assimilation
What is the name of the protagonist in Minecraft by default?
Steve
In Kung Fu Panda, what animal is Master Shifu?
Red Panda
We now look at syllables beginning with two consonants. When we have two or more consonants together we call them a ... ?
Consonant Cluster
It is a general notion. It refers to the study of pitch, loudness, tempo, rhythm, and pause—used to convey stylistic meaning, emotion, and speaker attitude beyond the literal lexical content. It shapes the "melody" of speech to highlight information, create irony, or adapt to different communicative situations.
Prosody
Where does schwa usually appear?
in Unstressed Syllables (e.g. about /əˈbaʊt/ )
Which real-life city inspired Vice City in GTA: Vice City?
Miami