Chapter 2 Phonetics

I. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice

that can best complete the statement. 1. The _______ is the most flexible, and is responsible for more varieties of articulation than any other. a. lips b. nasal cavity c. tongue ` d. oral cavity.

2. Stop is classified in the light of _______.

a. manner of articulation b. place of articulation c. place of tongue d. none of the above 3. The sound [v] can be transcribed as _________.

a. voiced labiodental fricative b. voiceless labiodental fricative

c. voiced alveolar fricative d. none of the above 4. Only ______ of the following contains a velar consonant. a. nod b. cod c. pod d. rod

5. Only _______ of the following does not contain a bilabial consonant.

a. mad b. rad c. pad d. bad

6. The phonetic symbol for “voiceless, labiodental fricative” is ______.

a. [v] b. [f] c. [m] d. [d] 8. Only ______ contains an unrounded vowel. a. are b. who c. dog d. lord

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II. Decide whether each of the following statements is True or False:

1. Auditory phonetics studies the physical properties of the speech sounds. F 2. The articulatory apparatus of a human being contains three important areas: the pharyngeal cavity, the oral cavity and the nasal cavity. T

3. The principle of the IPA was to use one letter to represent one sound. T

4. Diacritics are generally used for narrow transcription. T

5. In the production of the vowels the airstream meets no obstruction of any kind in the throat. T

6. [a:] is described as a low tense rounded vowel. F 7. [m, n, l] are nasals in English. F 8. [z] is a voiced dental fricative. F

9. In English, all the front vowels and the central vowels are unrounded vowels. T

10. Corresponding to the distinction of long and short vowels is the distinction of tense and lax vowels. T

III． Define the following terms: articulatory phonetics, diacritics

IV Answer the following questions as comprehensively as possible. Give examples for illustration if necessary:

1. How is broad transcription different from narrow transcription?

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2. How do we classify the English consonants?

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