Chapter 5 Linguistics Quiz well
answered graded A+
Unlike spoken languages, signed languages cannot be broken down into segments based on
place or manner of articulation.
a. True b. False - correct answer ✔✔ b. False
Which phonetic feature differentiates [ʃ] and [ʒ] from [ʧ] and [ʤ]?
a. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are alveolar while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are palatal.
b. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are fricatives while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are affricates.
c. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are velar while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are alveolar.
d. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are voiceless while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are voiced.
Hide Feedback - correct answer ✔✔ b. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are fricatives while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are
affricates.
In addition to vowels, which set of the following sounds are sonorants?
a. [p] [b] [m] [f] [v] [θ] [ð] [t] [d] [n] [s] [z]
b. [θ] [ð] [t] [d] [n] [s] [z] [ʃ] [ӡ] [ʧ] [ʤ] [l] [r]
c. [p] [b] [m] [f] [v] [w] [ʍ]
d. [m] [n] [ŋ] [l] [r] [j] [w] - correct answer ✔✔ d. [m] [n] [ŋ] [l] [r] [j] [w]
The letter sequence ough has at least five different pronunciations.
a. True b. False - correct answer ✔✔ a. True
, Match each famous book title to its transcription.
[gʌləvərz tʰrævəlz]
[tʰãm sɔɪjər]
[greps ʌv ræθ]
[ðə dɪvaɪñ kʰãmədi]
[ə ferwɛl tʰu armz] - correct answer ✔✔ [gʌləvərz tʰrævəlz] --> Gulliver's Travels,
[greps ʌv ræθ] --> Grapes of Wrath,
[ə ferwɛl tʰu armz] --> A Farewell to Arms,
[ðə dɪvaɪñ kʰãmədi] --> The Divine Comedy,
[tʰãm sɔɪjər] --> Tom Sawyer
Consider this transcription of the line of cabbages and kings from Lewis Carroll's poem "The
Walrus and the Carpenter":
əv kʰӕbəgəz ӕ̃nd kʰɪ̃ŋz
This transcription contains one major error that is an impossible pronunciation for any American
English speaker. Which word contains this error?
a. of
b. and
c. cabbages
d. kings - correct answer ✔✔ c. cabbages
Match each phonetic description with its corresponding symbol.
answered graded A+
Unlike spoken languages, signed languages cannot be broken down into segments based on
place or manner of articulation.
a. True b. False - correct answer ✔✔ b. False
Which phonetic feature differentiates [ʃ] and [ʒ] from [ʧ] and [ʤ]?
a. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are alveolar while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are palatal.
b. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are fricatives while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are affricates.
c. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are velar while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are alveolar.
d. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are voiceless while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are voiced.
Hide Feedback - correct answer ✔✔ b. The sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] are fricatives while [ʧ] and [ʤ] are
affricates.
In addition to vowels, which set of the following sounds are sonorants?
a. [p] [b] [m] [f] [v] [θ] [ð] [t] [d] [n] [s] [z]
b. [θ] [ð] [t] [d] [n] [s] [z] [ʃ] [ӡ] [ʧ] [ʤ] [l] [r]
c. [p] [b] [m] [f] [v] [w] [ʍ]
d. [m] [n] [ŋ] [l] [r] [j] [w] - correct answer ✔✔ d. [m] [n] [ŋ] [l] [r] [j] [w]
The letter sequence ough has at least five different pronunciations.
a. True b. False - correct answer ✔✔ a. True
, Match each famous book title to its transcription.
[gʌləvərz tʰrævəlz]
[tʰãm sɔɪjər]
[greps ʌv ræθ]
[ðə dɪvaɪñ kʰãmədi]
[ə ferwɛl tʰu armz] - correct answer ✔✔ [gʌləvərz tʰrævəlz] --> Gulliver's Travels,
[greps ʌv ræθ] --> Grapes of Wrath,
[ə ferwɛl tʰu armz] --> A Farewell to Arms,
[ðə dɪvaɪñ kʰãmədi] --> The Divine Comedy,
[tʰãm sɔɪjər] --> Tom Sawyer
Consider this transcription of the line of cabbages and kings from Lewis Carroll's poem "The
Walrus and the Carpenter":
əv kʰӕbəgəz ӕ̃nd kʰɪ̃ŋz
This transcription contains one major error that is an impossible pronunciation for any American
English speaker. Which word contains this error?
a. of
b. and
c. cabbages
d. kings - correct answer ✔✔ c. cabbages
Match each phonetic description with its corresponding symbol.
