DHL EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

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The 3 parameters for describing consonants - ANSWERS-Voicing

Place of Articulation

Manner of Articulation



The 4 parameters for describing vowels - ANSWERS-Tongue height

Lip rounding

Tongue backness

Tenseness



Height - ANSWERS-How high is the body of the tongue



Backness - ANSWERS-How far back in the body of the tongue



Phoneme - ANSWERS-Sound that distinguishes one word from the other

ex) broom vs bloom



Minimal Pairs - ANSWERS-Words that differ by only one sound

ex) beat vs bean



Allophones - ANSWERS-Phonemes can have more than one sound
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ex) spy and pie



Front Vowels - ANSWERS-The body of the tongue is forward in the mouth



Central Vowels - ANSWERS-The body of the tongue is in the center of your
mouth



Back Vowels - ANSWERS-The body of the tongue is in the back of the mouth



Diphthongs - ANSWERS-Two vowel sounds pronounced in one beat

ex) out



Phonology - ANSWERS-The study of the parts and orders of a language



Open Syllable - ANSWERS-Ends with a vowel



Closed Syllable - ANSWERS-Ends with a consonant



Writing System - ANSWERS-Symbolic representation of language through
graphic signs



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