Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in ONE word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given.
In the production of v , the back of the tongue is brought into contact with the soft palate, or velum, e.g., [k] in cat, [g] in get and [η] in sting.
English vowels may be distinguished as front, c and back.
Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put T for true or F for false in the bracket in front of each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and give the correct version.
The speech sound [k] can be described as voiced, velar, stop.
[θ] and [ð] are two dental fricatives in English.
The two labiodental sounds in English[f]，[v]are produced by bringing the lower lip into contact with the upper lip.
There are two nasals in English: [m] [n].
[s] and [z] are two alveolar fricatives in English.
Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false on the answer sheet. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.
A dental sound is produced when the tip of the tongue is brought into contact with the upper teeth to create the obstruction. The dental sounds in English are ［θ］,［ð］.
Directions: Explain the following terms, using one or two examples for illustration.
diphthong
In producing stops or plosives, the obstruction created by the speech organs is total or complete, with the obstruction audibly released and the air passing out again, such as English stops [p] and [t] in pit. In producing [p] and [t] the flow of air is blocked through the mouth only.
Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false on the ANSWER SHEET. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.
[p] [b] [m] are the only three bilabial consonants in English.
Vowels usually constitute the nucleus of syllable，so they are typically syllabic. Consonants cannot be syllabic. The same is true of English consonants.
Directions: Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false in the brackets in front of each statement. If you think a statement is false’ you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.
In English classification of vowels, [α:] is a low back rounded vowel.
suprasegmental features
Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false on the ANSWER SHEET for each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.
Tones can distinguish meaning just like phonemes.
Chinese is a typical tone language, which has four tones.
Directions: Judge whether the following statement is true or false. Put T for true or F for false in the bracket in front of the statement. If you think the statement is false, you must explain why you think so and give the correct version.
【 】Stress is a relative notion; only words with two or more syllables can be said to have word stress, and monosyllabic words can not be said to have word stress.
When pitch, stress and sound length are tied to the sentence rather than the word in isolation, they are collectively known as tone.
Directions: Explain the following term and give examples for illustration where appropriate.
intonation
When pitch, stress and sound length are tied to the sentence rather than the word in isolation, they are collectively known as tone.
, the back of the tongue is brought into contact with the soft palate, or velum, e.g., [k] in cat, [g] in get and [η] in sting.