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Part A · Brief Questions — Phonetics and Phonology

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24 questions · 🔥 marks repeated ones · ⭐ marks the most important ones ·

Part A · Brief Questions24 questions

Part A · Brief Questions24

A1
What is IPA?
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🔥 Asked 5 timesNU. 2016NU. 2017NU. 2018NU. 2022NU. 2023
A2
What is phonetics?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2015NU. 2018
A3
What are the main branches of phonetics?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2020NU. 2022
A4
What is phonology?
NU. 2019
A5
What does RP stand for?
NU. 2024
A6
What are the passive articulators?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2016NU. 2024
A7
What are bilabial sounds?
NU. 2015
A8
What is labio-dental sound?
NU. 2023
A9
How many plosive consonants are there in English?
NU. 2020
A10
Define voicing.
NU. 2016
A11
What is diphthong?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2016NU. 2018
A12
What is a monophthong?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2017NU. 2022
A13
What are tripthongs?
NU. 2024
A14
What are the long English vowel sounds?
NU. 2020
A15
What is a minimal pair?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2015NU. 2018
A16
What is allophone?
NU. 2015
A17
Define syllable.
NU. 2020
A18
What is stress?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2015NU. 2019
A19
What is pitch?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2017NU. 2024
A20
What is intonation?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2017NU. 2024
A21
Define stress and intonation.
NU. 2023
A22
What is elision?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2019NU. 2024
A23
What is assimilation?
NU. 2016
A24
What is regressive assimilation?
NU. 2023