Question 1

The word "look" is transcribed (Peter Roach, beginning of the 1st presentation) as

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lʊk

Question 2

The following speech sound is not a centering diphthong

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aɪ

Question 3

The symbol /θ/ stands for a

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Dental fricative

Question 4

In the production of speech sounds the air travels through these, in the order provided

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Lungs → trachea → larynx → pharynx

Question 5

Auditory phonetics describes

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How sounds are perceived / heard

Question 6

The translation of the term “alveolar ridge” into Polish is

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Dziąsła

Question 7

The tongue is an important articulator and it is divided into (in this order)

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Tip → blade → front → back → root

Question 8

Consonants are produced with a certain amount of obstruction to the airflow, so with regard to the amount of obstruction the following list of consonantal groups can be listed (from most to least obstructed)

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Stops → affricates → fricatives → laterals

Question 9

Which group of consonants is almost like a vowel

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w, j

Question 10

The English vowel /æ/ is described as

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Low, front

Question 11

The so-called schwa /ə/ is a vowel in English and it is

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Central

Question 12

The vowel /ʊ/ is a vowel and it is used in the word and it is

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look; short

Question 13

The open front unrounded cardinal vowel is

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a

Question 14

The vowel in the word Paul is and it is a vowel

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ɔː; mid back rounded

Question 15

The vowels /əʊ/ and /aʊ/ are

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Diphthongs; closing

Question 16

The IPA transcription of the word player in RP British English is

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ˈpleɪə

Question 17

The words loyal and royal contain which type of vowel sequence and should be transcribed as

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Triphthong; ˈrɔɪəl

Question 18

The following words ward, curl, err should be transcribed as in RP British English

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wɔːd; kɜːl; ɜː

Question 19

When the vocal folds are wide apart, they do not vibrate and sounds are produced, for example

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Voiceless sounds; p, f

Question 20

Sounds are made when the airflow passes through the nasal cavity because the

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Uvula is lowered

Question 21

The test used to decide if two speech sounds are different phonemes in a language is called

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Minimal pairs test

Question 22

What consonants do the following graphs represent from left to right

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p, b and t, d

Question 23

The Polish pair of words lek – lęk have different meanings; the segments ‘e’ and ‘ę’ are different because they are

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Different phonemes and replacing one with the other changes meaning

Question 24

In the articulation of which sounds there is complete blockage, air pressure builds up and then there is a sudden release of air

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Plosives

Question 25

If two speech sounds are in complementary distribution, it means they are different

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Allophones of the same phoneme

Question 26

The phonetic transcription of RP British pronunciation of the word partake should be

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pʰɑːˈtʰeɪk

Question 27

Vowels in which words are shortened and what is the reason

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meat, dark, lip, oak, kite; followed by voiceless consonants

Question 28

Voiceless stops tend to be described as whereas their voiced variants are described as

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Fortis; lenis

Question 29

Loudness results from the

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Amplitude of the vibrations of the vocal folds

Question 30

The sounds /θ/ and /ð/ are classified as

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Dental fricatives

Question 31

The transcription of the English word bough in RP British English is

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baʊ

Question 32

This graph shows which consonants

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ʃ and ʒ

Question 33

The sounds /p f s/ are all classified as and they are produced when the

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Voiceless consonants; glottis is open

Question 34

In word-initial position plosive consonants are articulated with a burst of air called

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Plosion

Question 35

The transcriptions /frend/ and [fɹ̥end] differ because the former is and the latter is

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Phonemic; phonetic

Question 36

The transcription and pronunciation of the word board in RP British English is

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bɔːd

Question 37

In the transcription [fɹ̥end] the symbol [ɹ̥] indicates that

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r is voiceless after a voiceless fricative

Question 38

The phases of the production of the sound /p/ in English are in the following order

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Stricture → air accumulation → plosion → post-release

Question 39

The description of possible combinations of phonemes in a language is called

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Phonotactic constraints

Question 40

English uses which type of speech mechanism

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Egressive pulmonic

Question 41

The consonant /l/ is classified as which type of consonant and in its articulation

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Lateral consonant; air escapes sideways

Question 42

Frequently, if a syllable is not stressed, its vowel is reduced to

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ə

Question 43

In the following list k, g, n, ŋ, l, f the segments that are NOT velar are

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n, l, f

Question 44

The symbol /ŋ/ designates which consonant

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Velar nasal

Question 45

Syllable structure consists of the following elements in this order

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Onset → peak → coda

Question 46

In the words plosive, plot and clock the segment l is

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Devoiced

Question 47

In a weak syllable the vowel is shorter and has which intensity

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Lower

Question 48

The sounds /j/ and /w/ are called or

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Semivowels; approximants

Question 49

Peter Roach proposes a special symbol for the high front unstressed vowel and the word react should be transcribed as

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riˈækt

Question 50

In RP British English the phoneme /r/ is classified as a

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Post-alveolar approximant

Question 51

English fricatives include the following sounds

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f v s z θ ð ʃ ʒ

Question 52

The word borough is transcribed in RP British English as

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ˈbʌrə

Question 53

The words cattle, button and little have how many syllables and the word radio has how many syllables

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2; 3

Question 54

The words ill, eel, feel and little contain which variant of the phoneme /l/ and it is which allophone

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Dark; restricted

Question 55

In the words press, trees and cress the phoneme /r/ is

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Voiceless

Question 56

The word intimate is transcribed how in RP British English and its weak syllables are which

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ˈɪntɪmət; ti + mate

Question 57

The correct phonemic transcription of the word sofa is

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ˈsəʊfə

Question 58

A phonotactic rule says that if there are three consonants at the beginning of an English word, the first is which sound, the second is which type, and the third is which sound

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s; voiceless plosive; r or l

Question 59

Which of the following sounds m n ŋ p is NOT a nasal consonant

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p

Question 60

The use of word stress in the words money, product and larynx illustrates which rule

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In a two-syllable word, if the final syllable has a short vowel, the first syllable is stressed

Question 61

Word stress can be studied from which two perspectives

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Production and perception

Question 62

If the final syllable of a two-syllable word has which type of vowel, the stress is on which syllable

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Long vowel; second syllable

Question 63

The words enter and honest are transcribed in RP British English as

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ˈentə; ˈɒnəst

Question 64

Which of the following are wrong IPA transcriptions of the compound open-ended

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ˈoʊpən endid; əʊpən endɪt

Question	Answer
The word "look" is transcribed (Peter Roach, beginning of the 1st presentation) as	lʊk
The following speech sound is not a centering diphthong	aɪ
The symbol /θ/ stands for a	Dental fricative
In the production of speech sounds the air travels through these, in the order provided	Lungs → trachea → larynx → pharynx
Auditory phonetics describes	How sounds are perceived / heard
The translation of the term “alveolar ridge” into Polish is	Dziąsła
The tongue is an important articulator and it is divided into (in this order)	Tip → blade → front → back → root
Consonants are produced with a certain amount of obstruction to the airflow, so with regard to the amount of obstruction the following list of consonantal groups can be listed (from most to least obstructed)	Stops → affricates → fricatives → laterals
Which group of consonants is almost like a vowel	w, j
The English vowel /æ/ is described as	Low, front
The so-called schwa /ə/ is a vowel in English and it is	Central
The vowel /ʊ/ is a vowel and it is used in the word and it is	look; short
The open front unrounded cardinal vowel is	a
The vowel in the word Paul is and it is a vowel	ɔː; mid back rounded
The vowels /əʊ/ and /aʊ/ are	Diphthongs; closing
The IPA transcription of the word player in RP British English is	ˈpleɪə
The words loyal and royal contain which type of vowel sequence and should be transcribed as	Triphthong; ˈrɔɪəl
The following words ward, curl, err should be transcribed as in RP British English	wɔːd; kɜːl; ɜː
When the vocal folds are wide apart, they do not vibrate and sounds are produced, for example	Voiceless sounds; p, f
Sounds are made when the airflow passes through the nasal cavity because the	Uvula is lowered
The test used to decide if two speech sounds are different phonemes in a language is called	Minimal pairs test
What consonants do the following graphs represent from left to right	p, b and t, d
The Polish pair of words lek – lęk have different meanings; the segments ‘e’ and ‘ę’ are different because they are	Different phonemes and replacing one with the other changes meaning
In the articulation of which sounds there is complete blockage, air pressure builds up and then there is a sudden release of air	Plosives
If two speech sounds are in complementary distribution, it means they are different	Allophones of the same phoneme
The phonetic transcription of RP British pronunciation of the word partake should be	pʰɑːˈtʰeɪk
Vowels in which words are shortened and what is the reason	meat, dark, lip, oak, kite; followed by voiceless consonants
Voiceless stops tend to be described as whereas their voiced variants are described as	Fortis; lenis
Loudness results from the	Amplitude of the vibrations of the vocal folds
The sounds /θ/ and /ð/ are classified as	Dental fricatives
The transcription of the English word bough in RP British English is	baʊ
This graph shows which consonants	ʃ and ʒ
The sounds /p f s/ are all classified as and they are produced when the	Voiceless consonants; glottis is open
In word-initial position plosive consonants are articulated with a burst of air called	Plosion
The transcriptions /frend/ and [fɹ̥end] differ because the former is and the latter is	Phonemic; phonetic
The transcription and pronunciation of the word board in RP British English is	bɔːd
In the transcription [fɹ̥end] the symbol [ɹ̥] indicates that	r is voiceless after a voiceless fricative
The phases of the production of the sound /p/ in English are in the following order	Stricture → air accumulation → plosion → post-release
The description of possible combinations of phonemes in a language is called	Phonotactic constraints
English uses which type of speech mechanism	Egressive pulmonic
The consonant /l/ is classified as which type of consonant and in its articulation	Lateral consonant; air escapes sideways
Frequently, if a syllable is not stressed, its vowel is reduced to	ə
In the following list k, g, n, ŋ, l, f the segments that are NOT velar are	n, l, f
The symbol /ŋ/ designates which consonant	Velar nasal
Syllable structure consists of the following elements in this order	Onset → peak → coda
In the words plosive, plot and clock the segment l is	Devoiced
In a weak syllable the vowel is shorter and has which intensity	Lower
The sounds /j/ and /w/ are called or	Semivowels; approximants
Peter Roach proposes a special symbol for the high front unstressed vowel and the word react should be transcribed as	riˈækt
In RP British English the phoneme /r/ is classified as a	Post-alveolar approximant
English fricatives include the following sounds	f v s z θ ð ʃ ʒ
The word borough is transcribed in RP British English as	ˈbʌrə
The words cattle, button and little have how many syllables and the word radio has how many syllables	2; 3
The words ill, eel, feel and little contain which variant of the phoneme /l/ and it is which allophone	Dark; restricted
In the words press, trees and cress the phoneme /r/ is	Voiceless
The word intimate is transcribed how in RP British English and its weak syllables are which	ˈɪntɪmət; ti + mate
The correct phonemic transcription of the word sofa is	ˈsəʊfə
A phonotactic rule says that if there are three consonants at the beginning of an English word, the first is which sound, the second is which type, and the third is which sound	s; voiceless plosive; r or l
Which of the following sounds m n ŋ p is NOT a nasal consonant	p
The use of word stress in the words money, product and larynx illustrates which rule	In a two-syllable word, if the final syllable has a short vowel, the first syllable is stressed
Word stress can be studied from which two perspectives	Production and perception
If the final syllable of a two-syllable word has which type of vowel, the stress is on which syllable	Long vowel; second syllable
The words enter and honest are transcribed in RP British English as	ˈentə; ˈɒnəst
Which of the following are wrong IPA transcriptions of the compound open-ended	ˈoʊpən endid; əʊpən endɪt
The words disconnect and event should be transcribed in RP British English as	ˌdɪskəˈnekt; ɪˈvent
Compounds that are verbs with which type of first element receive stress on which component, as in the word downgrade	Adverbial; second
The words bellow as a noun and festoon should be transcribed as	ˈbeləʊ; fesˈtuːn
What is the most influential feature in signalling word stress	Pitch change within a syllable
The words entertain, cigarette and refugee should be pronounced and transcribed in RP British English as	ˌentəˈteɪn; ˌsɪɡəˈret; ˌrefjuːˈdʒiː
According to Peter Roach, how many levels of stress are there and what are they	Three; primary, secondary and unstressed
Affixes can remain unstressed but the stress shifts within the stem, as in which example	Magnet → magnetic
The words liked, redress and pinkish are which type of words, whereas ice-cream and easy-going are which type of words	Affix words; compound words
Which of the following does NOT determine word stress	Speaker’s gender
The words captain and marketing should be transcribed in RP British English as	ˈkæptɪn; ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ
Which syllable quality does NOT relate to building syllable prominence and word stress	Structure
Which compounds that are adjectives receive stress on which syllable	Compound adjectives; second syllable
One rule of word stress says that in which type of structure consisting of two nouns the first noun is stressed, as in the example suitcase	Compounds
Frequently in English the vowel in an unstressed syllable is reduced to which vowel and the correct transcription of the sentence “I’ve never been on a roller-coaster” is	ə; aɪv ˈnevə biːn ɒn ə ˈrəʊlə ˈkəʊstə
One-morpheme three-syllable nouns and adjectives are stressed on which syllable and can be illustrated by which examples	First syllable; intellect, insolent, stalactite
The pronunciation /ˈðæt ˈpɜːsn/ becoming /ˈðæp ˈpɜːsn/ is an example of which phonological process	Assimilation
In the sentence /aɪ ˈθɪŋk sʌm ˈænɪməl ˈbrəʊk ɪt/ the word “some” means what in Polish, is which part of speech, and is transcribed how	Jakieś; indefinite pronoun; correctly
The transcription /ɪts ɡʊd bæt ɪksˈpensɪv/ contains which erroneously transcribed word	But
In the sentence /ˈedəd ˈdʌnɪt/ plus the phrase before you arrived, the form /əd/ designates what	Weak form of the word “had”
The so-called intrusive /r/ can be heard in British speech for example in which phrase	ˈlɔːrənd ˈɔːdə
The expression “Take his name” is pronounced how in fast speech	teɪkɪz neɪm
The words “from” and “to” in the sentence “The letter is from him, not to him” are pronounced in which forms and why	Strong forms; contrastive focus
The transcription /ækts lʊkt bækt skrɪpts/ becoming /æks lʊk bæk skrɪps/ illustrates elision, in particular which type	Avoidance of complex consonant clusters
In the transcription /ˈmʌðərənd ˈfɑːðə/ the /r/ is pronounced because why	It appears between vowels at word juncture
The phrase “Yes, we have” should be transcribed as	jes wi hæv
Which transcription of the word “of” is correct in the sentence “Chips is what I’m fond of”	ɒv
Experiments show that listeners perceive speech as being what than it really is	More rhythmical
The word “the” is which part of speech and has which weak forms	Article; ðə, ði
The transcription /ðə ˈsɪmzə ˈrɒŋ/ includes weak forms of which words	The; are
A foot is a unit of rhythm with which features	First syllable stressed; equal time intervals
The transcription /dʒɔːdʒ ðə sɪksθrəʊn/ exemplifies which phonological process and in which part	Elision; sɪksθrəʊn
Which transcription is wrong	wɒts ðæt fə
The pronunciation of codling and coddling differs because	Codling has syllabic l; coddling does not
The phrase “on your own” should be transcribed as and which r appears	ɒnjər əʊn; intrusive r
The transcription /wɔːk daʊn də pɑːθ tə ði end əv ðə kənæl/ exemplifies what and what are these units	Feet; units of rhythm
In English the choice of high or low tone is what for lexical meaning	Irrelevant
In the exchange “No” with falling intonation the speaker does what	Politely disagrees
Pitch tones in one-syllable utterances can be which	Level, fall, rise, fall-rise, rise-fall
In the sentence “This train is for Leeds, York, Darlington and Durham” the intonation on Leeds, York and Durham is which	Rise; rise; fall
The syllables that follow the tone-unit nucleus are called	Tail
Level tones are how often used	Seldom
The so-called complex tones are which	Fall-rise and rise-fall
Yes/No questions tend to have which intonation, wh-questions which, lists which and the last element which	Rising; falling; rising; falling
A tone-unit consists of one or more syllables and which syllable carries the main tone	Tonic syllable
In the exchange “Isn’t the view beautiful?” – “Yes.” the speaker does what	Cannot agree more
Which of the following is NOT a suprasegmental feature	Manner of articulation
A rising tone on “yes” or “no” may mean that the speaker is doing what	Responding to being called
A fall-rise tone on “yes” or “no” often means what	Limited agreement or reservation
A falling “Yes” is what and a rising “Yes” means what	Final; why are you asking
The pre-head of a tone-unit consists of which syllables	Unstressed syllables
Which branch of phonology focuses on individual segments and which on larger features	Segmental; suprasegmental
The head of the tone-unit begins at which syllable	First stressed syllable
Change of what can signal important aspects of meaning in speech	Pitch
Intonation depends on what which correlates with what	Pitch; frequency of vocal fold vibration
To discuss intonation we need a suprasegmental unit called	Tone-unit
The accentual function of intonation does what	Signals important syllables and words
The discourse function of intonation is used for what	Signalling new and old information
In the exchange “It’s rather cold” said doubtfully, the tonic syllable will be which and which tone will be used	Cold; fall-rise
The sentences “I want to know where he’s travelling” versus “I want to know where he’s travelling to” illustrate which function and which type of stress	Accentual; normal versus contrastive
Stress that is not dependent on intonation is called what	Tonic stress
Discourse studies units larger than what	Sentence
Loudness can be considered what type of feature	Prosodic
In the sentence “Here’s the book you asked me to bring” the word book expresses what type of information	Old or shared information
The tonic syllables in the sentence “four plus six divided by two equals five” are which	Six; two; five
The term meaning “wypowiedzenie” is what and it is a term than sentence	Utterance; broader
The attitudinal function of intonation does what	Helps to code emotions
Which transcription is typical of English questions	Is the price going up?
Pauses have been classified as which type of suprasegmental feature	Sequential
In the utterance “Eight!” expressing admiration, the tonic syllable and tone are which	Eight; rise-fall
When expressing admiration in English the typical intonation is which	Rise-fall
Encouraging verbally in English usually involves which intonation	Rising
In the sentence “We broke one thing after another fell down” the tonic syllables are which	One; down
Tone-unit boundaries tend to co-occur with which boundaries	Grammatical
The tonic syllables in the sentence “he wrote the letter, sadly” are which	Letter; sad
The final transcription illustrates which function of intonation	Signalling grammatical boundaries

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