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T or F - the Latin root of the word true
"brother" is "frater"
T or F - features like stress can be true
altered when a word is borrowed by
another word
T or F - somebody from the south true
might say [hæmpə] for "hamper"
Identify an example of an /s/ blend B
below.
A - strong = [strɑŋɡ]
B - strong = [ʃtrɑŋ]
C - strong = [strɑŋ]
D - strong = [srɑŋ]
Which of the following are true? all of the above
A - dialect refers to any kind of
change that occurs within a regional
or social group
B - accent refers to the phonological
pattern of a particular regional area or
social group
C - in a chain shift, when one vowel
changes, it leaves an open space in
the vowel plot. this can cause a
domino effect causing another vowel
to change and shift into the open slot
,Denver, Colorado has the dialectal the west; the south; the north central
region of _____
Mobile, Alabama has the dialectal
region of _____
Fargo, North Dakota has the dialectal
region of ______
in the western regional dialect, /ʊ/ /ʌ/
becomes....
T or F - in the western regional dialect, true
the two words "cot" and "caught"
sound exactly the same
T or F - the midland dialect is the only false
dialect of American English with a
chain shift
Select the production of the word D
"mend" which would be characteristic
of somebody with the pin/pen
merger:
A - [mɛnd]
B - [mɑnd]
C - [mʌnd]
D - [mɪnd]
Select the possible southern regional A
dialect production of the word "tell":
A - [teɪl]
B - [taɪl]
C - [tʊl]
D - [tɪl]
, select the possible northern cities C
dialect production of the word
"bought":
A - [bɪt]
B - [bʌt]
C - [bɑt]
D - [bɔt]
T or F - Puberty is the age at which false
familial influences become most
influential for speech
Please select the production of "bath" A
that may occur in AAE:
A - [bæf]
B - [bæð]
C - [bæp]
D - [bæts]
Please select the production of "wise" C
that may occur in SIE:
A - [waɪz]
B - [waɪl]
C - [waɪs]
D - [waɪð]
T or F - there is a right and a wrong false
way to produce speech
Match the waveform axes to what they amplitude; time
measure:
y axis = ____
x axis = ____
T or F - your voice generates pure false
tones
formants = resonance peaks
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Terms in this set (125)
T or F - the Latin root of the word true
"brother" is "frater"
T or F - features like stress can be true
altered when a word is borrowed by
another word
T or F - somebody from the south true
might say [hæmpə] for "hamper"
Identify an example of an /s/ blend B
below.
A - strong = [strɑŋɡ]
B - strong = [ʃtrɑŋ]
C - strong = [strɑŋ]
D - strong = [srɑŋ]
Which of the following are true? all of the above
A - dialect refers to any kind of
change that occurs within a regional
or social group
B - accent refers to the phonological
pattern of a particular regional area or
social group
C - in a chain shift, when one vowel
changes, it leaves an open space in
the vowel plot. this can cause a
domino effect causing another vowel
to change and shift into the open slot
,Denver, Colorado has the dialectal the west; the south; the north central
region of _____
Mobile, Alabama has the dialectal
region of _____
Fargo, North Dakota has the dialectal
region of ______
in the western regional dialect, /ʊ/ /ʌ/
becomes....
T or F - in the western regional dialect, true
the two words "cot" and "caught"
sound exactly the same
T or F - the midland dialect is the only false
dialect of American English with a
chain shift
Select the production of the word D
"mend" which would be characteristic
of somebody with the pin/pen
merger:
A - [mɛnd]
B - [mɑnd]
C - [mʌnd]
D - [mɪnd]
Select the possible southern regional A
dialect production of the word "tell":
A - [teɪl]
B - [taɪl]
C - [tʊl]
D - [tɪl]
, select the possible northern cities C
dialect production of the word
"bought":
A - [bɪt]
B - [bʌt]
C - [bɑt]
D - [bɔt]
T or F - Puberty is the age at which false
familial influences become most
influential for speech
Please select the production of "bath" A
that may occur in AAE:
A - [bæf]
B - [bæð]
C - [bæp]
D - [bæts]
Please select the production of "wise" C
that may occur in SIE:
A - [waɪz]
B - [waɪl]
C - [waɪs]
D - [waɪð]
T or F - there is a right and a wrong false
way to produce speech
Match the waveform axes to what they amplitude; time
measure:
y axis = ____
x axis = ____
T or F - your voice generates pure false
tones
formants = resonance peaks
