Linguistics2语言学练习及答案

Quiz of Linguistics

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

1. Phonetics is different from phonology in that the latter studies the combinations of the sounds to convey meaning in communication. ( T )

2. V oicing is a phonological feature that distinguishes meaning in both Chinese and English. ( T)

3. A phone is a phonetic unit that distinguishes meaning. ( F )

4. English is a tone language while Chinese is not. ( F )

5. Of all the speech organs, the lips are the most flexible. ( F)

6. A phoneme can be represented by different phones in specific phonetic contexts.

( T )

7. The four sounds /p/,/b/,/m/ and /w/ have one feature in common, i.e, they are all bilabial. ( F )

8. When pitch, stress and sound length are tied to the sentence rather than the word in isolation, they are collectively known as intonation. ( T )

9. In terms of the place of articulation, the following sounds [t][d][s][z][n] share the feature of palatal. ( T)

10. In such sound combinations as /bi:p/, /geip/ and /su:p/, the voiceless stop /p/, occurring in the final position, is unaspirated, i.e. pronounced with the strong puff of air withheld to some extent. ( F )

II. Multiple Choice Items

1. Articulatory phonetics mainly studies___ABD__.

A. the physical properties of the sounds produced in speech

B. the perception of sounds

C. the combination of sounds

D. the production of sounds

2. The distinction between vowels and consonants lies in __B_____

A. the place of articulation

B. the obstruction of airstream

C. the position of the tongue

D. the shape of the lips

3. What is the common factor of the three sounds: p, k, t? A

A. voiceless

B. spread

C. voiced

D. nasal

4. What phonetic feature distinguishes the /p/ in “please” and the /p/ in “speak”? B

A. voicing

B. aspiration

C. roundness

D. nasality

5. Which of the following is not a distinctive feature in English? C

A. voicing

B. nasal

C. approximation

D. aspiration

6. The phonological features of the consonant /k/ are ___B_.

A. voiced stop

B. voiceless stop

C. voiced fricative

D. voiceless fricative

7. /p/ is different from /k/ in ______B__.

A. the manner of articulation

B. the shape of the lips

C. the vibration of the vocal cords

D. the place of articulation

8. Vibration of the vocal cords results in ___D__.

A. aspiration

B. nasality

C. Obstruction

D. V oicing