Phonology and Pronunciation 1 / 10 Which of the following is an example of phonological variation? The spelling of a word changing over time The pronunciation of a word varying by regional accent The meaning of a word changing in different contexts The grammatical structure of a sentence evolving 2 / 10 What is the term for the study of how speech sounds are produced? Phonology Phonetics Prosody Morphology 3 / 10 What is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) used for? To represent written text in different languages To transcribe spoken language into a standardized set of symbols To translate languages from one to another To represent punctuation marks in writing 4 / 10 What is the study of intonation concerned with? The study of consonant sounds The study of vowel sounds The study of rhythm and pitch patterns in speech The study of word stress 5 / 10 Which of the following is an example of assimilation in pronunciation? The pronunciation of "ask" as "aks" The pronunciation of "water" as "wah-ter" The pronunciation of "clothes" as "cloze" The pronunciation of "library" as "lie-bra-ry" 6 / 10 What is phonology? The study of the structure of words The study of the sounds of language The study of sentence structure The study of word meaning 7 / 10 What does the term "minimal pair" refer to in phonology? Words that have the same meaning but different spellings Words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings Words that are similar in structure Words that are difficult to pronounce 8 / 10 Which of the following is an example of a phoneme? /b/ Bed Big Bad 9 / 10 What is the term for the study of the sound system of a language? Phonology Phonetics Morphology Syntax 10 / 10 What is the term for the way in which words are stressed in a sentence? Syntax Morphology Prosody Phonetics Your score is 0% Restart quiz
