Midterm test

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88. [r], [w], [j] are termed
Consonants
89. According to the position of the lips English vowels are classified into
rounded (labialized) [ʊ - u:, ɒ - ɔ:] and unrounded (non-labialized)
90. According to the stability of articulation English vowels are subdivided into
monophthongs, diphthongs, diphthongoids
91. English monophthongs are…
[ɪ, e, ɒ, ʊ, ʌ, ə, ɑ:, ɔ:, ɜ:]
92. English diphthongs are…
[eɪ, aɪ, ɔɪ, aʊ, əʊ, iə, eə, uə]
93. Strong, clear and distinct English diphthong is called
the nucleus [eɪ, aɪ, ɔɪ, aʊ, əʊ]
94. Rather weak English diphthong is called
the glide [iə, eə, uə]
95. English diphthongoids are…
[i:] and [u:]
96. Name the three stages of articulation of a speech sound?
The on-glide;
The hold stage;
The off-glide.
97. Two principal ways of joining two adjacent speech sounds are
1. Merging of stages, 2. Interpenetration of stages
98. What is the merging of stages?
When two adjacent sounds of different nature are joined together
99. What is the interpenetration of stages?
When consonants of a similar or identical nature are joined
100. What types of modification are there in connected speech?
Assimilation, accommodation, reduction, elision, and
inserting
101. Assimilation can be of three degrees…
Complete, partial and intermediate
102. What is complete assimilation?
When a consonant fully coincides with another assimilating one
103. What is partial assimilation
When a consonant adopts only some of the phonetic features of another assimilating one
104. What is intermediate assimilation?