• SHS 250 FINAL EXAM KNOWLEDGE CHECKS QUESTIONS AND SOLVED ANSWERS

 SHS 250 FINAL EXAM
KNOWLEDGE CHECKS
QUESTIONS AND SOLVED
ANSWERS



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F: As an SLP, you would rely upon articulatory phonetics to teach someone how to
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produce a sound. - ans-Truesw sw sw swsw




T/F: A child who uses "W" instead of a "r" (e.g./
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"wabbit" instead of "rabbit") is an example of a distortion. - ans-False, substitution
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T/F: Kit and cat are minimal pairs - ans-True
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A symbol which allows you to indicate fine detail in a transcription is called a: -
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ans-Diacritic/s
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F: The IPAs main principle is that there are multiple symbols for one sound for one
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sound so that transcribers have lots of ways to represent speech. - ans-False
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Language - ans-A system that uses sounds, signs or symbols to communicate
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Speech - ans-A pattern of sounds produced by movement of the speech organs
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Dialect - ans- sw swsw


A subset of patterns within a language based on regional or social boundaries
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Phonology - ans-The speech sound patterns in language
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Semantics - ans-Meaning of words and sentences
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Syntax - ans-The way words combine to form sentences
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Phonetics - ans-speech sounds sw swsw sw

, Morphology - ans-The structure of words sw swsw sw sw sw




Morpheme - ans-smallest unit of meaning sw swsw sw sw sw




Phoneme - ans- sw swsw


The smallest unit of sound that can distinguish between morphemes
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Taxonomy - ans-Breaking a large thing down into smaller components
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T/F: Phonetic environment refers to the room in which the sound was recorded. -
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ans-False
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Phonemic Transcription - ans-Broad transcription, using phonemes
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Phonetic Transcription - ans-Narrow transcription, using phonemes and allophones
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"Subterranean" contains __ morphemes. - ans-4 sw sw sw sw swsw




Gorilla contains __ morphemes. - ans-1
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"Success" consists of __ phonemes. - ans-6
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Analyzing word into phonemes (steps) - ans-
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1. Separate word into syllables, 2. Separate syllables into phonemes, 3. Add diacritic
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s if needed
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T/F: You need to include punctuation when you transcribe. - ans-False
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Source Filter Model of speech production - ans-
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1. Respiratory: air source, 2. Laryngeal: sound source, 3. Supralaryngeal: sound filte
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T/F: sound is produced by the vibrations of the vocal folds - ans-True
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Rate of vocal cord vibration is called ? - ans-Fundamental frequency
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T/F: Uvula is part of Alveolar ridge? - ans-False, part of velum (soft palate)
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T:F: the glottis is different from vocal folds? - ans-False, same thing/area
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T/F: in American English, most back vowels are unrounded - ans-False
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T/F: In some dialects, "rot" and "wrought" sound the same - ans-True
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T/F: About half of the American English vowels are "rounded vowels" - ans-True
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