Phonetics: Theoretical Questions

1. What is Linguistics?
2. What is Phonetics?
3. Phonetics has _______ basic areas of study.
4. Define: (1) Vowel (2) Consonant (3) Diphthong
5. English phonetics has total ______ speech sounds.
6. How many vowel and consonant sounds are there in English Phonetics?
7. In English Phonetics, vowel sounds are divided in ____ types.
8. What is articulation?
9. Which sounds are called Post-Alveolar sounds? Give examples.
10. Which sounds are called Velor sounds? Give examples.
11. Which sounds are called Labio-dental sounds? Give examples.
12. What are Bilabial sounds? Give examples.
13. What are Nasal Sounds? How many nasal sounds are there in English Phonetics?
14. Define syllable and give examples of Monosyllabic and Polysyllabic words.
15. What is Accent?
16. There are Three basic rules for pronunciation of /r/ sound.
(1) /r/ sound is not pronounced, when it is at the end of the word. E.g. Father / ˈfɑːðə/
(2) /r/ sound is not pronounced, when it is followed by a consonant. E.g. Bird / bə:d/
(In the word Bird, the middle /r/ sound is not pronounced because it is followed by a
consonant /d/.
(3) /r/ sound is pronounced, when it is followed by a vowel.
(In the word group / ɡruːp / the the middle /r/ sound is pronounced, because it is
followed by a vowel /uː/)