ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

Phonetics & Phonology Instructor: Moazzam Ali Malik

Course Code: 5656 Diploma TEFL (AIOU)
Total Marks: 50 Submission Date: 16 October 2016

Part A
Encircle the correct options to fill in the blanks. (10 x 1 = 10 Marks)
1. /e/ is a ………… vowel
a) open b) close c) mid d) none of these
2. Diphthongs ending with glide towards ........ are called centring diphthongs.
a) /ə/ b) /ɪ/ c) /ʊ/ d) both /ɪ/ and /ʊ/
3. There are ………… diphthongs in English.
a) 4 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
4. ……… is a plato-alveolar, unvoiced and fricative sound.
a) /t/ b) /w/ c) /ʃ/ d) /tʃ/
5. The syllabic structure of the word ‘bigger’ is ……..
a) CVCVC b) CVCCVC c) CVCV d) CCVC
6. There are ………. sources of air pressure.
a) two b) three c) four d) many
7. Usually questions expecting a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer have a ………..intonation pattern.
a) Rise-falling b) fall-rising c) falling d) rising
8. ………. is a hollow area around the vocal cords, also known as the ‘voice box’.
a) Pharynx b) Larynx c) Esophagus d) Epiglottis
9) There are …………… monophthongs in English
a) 8 b) 10 c) 12 d) 20
10. The vowel is the central element in the syllable and is called ………..
a) onset b) coda c) nucleus d) none of these

Encircle ‘T’ for true statements and ‘F’ for the false statements. (10 x 1 = 10 marks)

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1. Open syllables have a coda but no onset T/F
2. Fortis are the sounds that are articulated with force. T/F
3. A tonic syllable is a syllable with tone and prominence. T/F
4. We usually vary the pitch of our voice to convey different meanings. T/F
5. Intonation is sometimes called the "music of the language". T/F
6. Diphthongs ending with glide towards /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ are called centring diphthongs. T/F
7. In the word ‘Photograph’ the primary stress falls on the third syllable. T/F
8. English is a syllable-timed language. T/F
9. Consonants that follow the central vowel are called releasing consonants. T/F
10. Open vowels are also called as ‘low vowels’. T/F

Part B
Briefly answer the following questions (5 x 2 = 10 Marks)
1. What is a juncture? Explain with an example.
2. How is Assimilation different from Elison?
3. What is a linking “r”? Explain with examples.
4. What are allophones? Explain with an example.

Answer the following questions (5 x 4 = 20 Marks)

1. Define phoneme and explain how it is different from a phone.
2. What are the central vowels? Write the characteristics of any one of them?
3. What is intonation and what is its significance for English language learners?
4. What are different ‘degrees of stress’? Explain with examples.
5. What are the different parts of a tone unit? Explain with an example.

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