Anglistik 3 | Department of English Language and Linguistics

Phonetics / Phonology

Quiz

Mark those features that phonetically describe the sound [s].
1. Fricative
2. Velar
3. Obstruent
4. Voiced
5. Alveolar
Mark those statements that hold true for allophones.
1. Allophones distinguish meaning, phonemes do not.
2. Allophones are phonetically similar.
3. Allophones either occur in complementary distribution or free variation.
4. Languages differ in their distribution of allophones.
5. For English, [p] and [b] are allophones of the phoneme /p/.
Which of the following word pairs are minimal pairs?
1. pin – pit
2. lip – spill
3. see – sea
4. male – mole
5. meal – moon
Which of the following topics are investigated in suprasegmental phonology?
1. Sound perception
2. Intonation
3. Abstract sound systems of a particular language
4. Stress
5. Syllable structure
In which of the following words can you find diphthongs?
1. fight
2. through
3. foreshadow
4. faithfulness
5. doom