Phonetics
Where are labial sounds produced?
lips
name a definite article.
the
How many words are in the following sentence?
We will take the exam next week.
seven
what does ' indicate?
stress
What is the difference between the subject and object complement?
Subject complements characterize the subject:
•My brother is a student
Object complements characterize the direct object:
• The grades have made my brother angry
What is the definition of voiceless sounds? (Position of the vocal folds)
the vocal folds are wide apart and air flows freely
Identify the verb phrase in the sentence "the thieves should have been caught".
should have been caught
quick-ly
what is an open syllable?
rhyme consists only of a vowel (nucleus but no coda)
What is the difference between a sentence, a clause and a phrase?
sentences consist of clauses
clauses consist of phrases
phrases consist of words
words consist of morphemes
name an example for a voiceless stop
/ptk/
Categorize the following sentence:
"I will revise and I will pass the exam with flying colors".
compound sentence
Identify the pattern of free and bound morphemes in "baseball"
what is an allophone?
predictable realization of a phoneme, their occurence is rule-governed
Name one basic sentence pattern in English.
SV The girl laughs.
SVO The girl dressed the baby.
SVC The girl seemed very happy.
SVA The girl sits on the chair.
SVOO The girl gave her friend (Oi) a present. (Od)
SVOC The girl considered him really handsome.
SVOA The girl spent all her life in the city.
What is articulatory phonetics?
The study of the way vocal organs are used to produce speech sounds
What is the difference between finite and non-finite verbs?
finite verbs indicate tense marking (past & present)
non-finite verbs are not tensed
Which word formation process is "POTUS"?
acronym
What is the coda in a syllable?
the consonants following the nuclear vowel
What is the difference between direct and indirect objects?
A direct object is the person or thing that directly receives the action or effect of the verb. It answers the question "what" or "whom." An indirect object answers the question "for what," "of what," "to what," "for whom," "of whom," or "to whom" and accompanies a direct object.
What is this sound /b/?
voiced bilabial plosive
What is the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs?
• Verbs that take no object are called intransitive verbs.
• Verbs that require a direct object are called transitive verbs.
What are allomorphs?
Variable pronounciations of a morpheme
What is phonotactics?
the study of how the phonemes of a language can be put together to make syllables and words.
What is the relationship between modal auxiliaries and auxiliaries?
•Auxiliaries “help” the main verbs express
-likelihood, ability, permission or obligation
--> using Modals (can, could, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must)
-Tense
--> using be/have
-Voice
--> using Be
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à Modal verbs are one class of auxiliaries