PHONETICS CSD 207 EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
The study of how speech sounds are generated is known as _____ phonetics.
none are correct
acoustic
articulatory
perceptual - ANS articulatory
The study of the properties of speech such as frequency is known as _____ phonetics.
none are correct
acoustic
articulatory
perceptual - ANS acoustic
Phonology is the systematic organization of speech sounds in the production of language.
True
False - ANS true
There is only one correct method of transcription when using the IPA.
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,True
False - ANS false
The study of phonetics makes is possible to:
transcribe the speech sounds of any language
combine words into meaningful units for production of language
spell words more easily
all are correct - ANS transcribe the speech sounds of any language
Phonetics can be defined as:
None are correct
the study of the production and perception of speech sounds
the variation in speech sound production due to regional pronunciation
the systematic organization of speech sounds in language production - ANS the study of the
production and perception of speech sounds
An example of a phonetic alphabet is:
the Roman Alphabet
the Greek Alphabet
the English Alphabet
the IPA - ANS the IPA
The IPA:
is a particular type of font
follows English spelling conventions
represents the printed letters of a language
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, none are correct - ANS none are correct
The study of how sound waves are identified and perceived by listeners is known as _____
phonetics.
articulatory
none are correct
acoustic
perceptual - ANS perceptual
Which of the following share an allograph pair?
pneumatic, pepper
gem, joke
city, chord
omelet, ostrich - ANS gem, joke
A pair of letters that represents a single speech sound is referred to as a(n):
allograph
digraph
onset
phoneme
diphthong - ANS digraph
An example of a digraph can be found in the following:
phlegm
shake
bother
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
The study of how speech sounds are generated is known as _____ phonetics.
none are correct
acoustic
articulatory
perceptual - ANS articulatory
The study of the properties of speech such as frequency is known as _____ phonetics.
none are correct
acoustic
articulatory
perceptual - ANS acoustic
Phonology is the systematic organization of speech sounds in the production of language.
True
False - ANS true
There is only one correct method of transcription when using the IPA.
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,True
False - ANS false
The study of phonetics makes is possible to:
transcribe the speech sounds of any language
combine words into meaningful units for production of language
spell words more easily
all are correct - ANS transcribe the speech sounds of any language
Phonetics can be defined as:
None are correct
the study of the production and perception of speech sounds
the variation in speech sound production due to regional pronunciation
the systematic organization of speech sounds in language production - ANS the study of the
production and perception of speech sounds
An example of a phonetic alphabet is:
the Roman Alphabet
the Greek Alphabet
the English Alphabet
the IPA - ANS the IPA
The IPA:
is a particular type of font
follows English spelling conventions
represents the printed letters of a language
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, none are correct - ANS none are correct
The study of how sound waves are identified and perceived by listeners is known as _____
phonetics.
articulatory
none are correct
acoustic
perceptual - ANS perceptual
Which of the following share an allograph pair?
pneumatic, pepper
gem, joke
city, chord
omelet, ostrich - ANS gem, joke
A pair of letters that represents a single speech sound is referred to as a(n):
allograph
digraph
onset
phoneme
diphthong - ANS digraph
An example of a digraph can be found in the following:
phlegm
shake
bother
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