Preguntas sobre GA – Cristina González Angós 2014

1. Which vowels are involved in the Northern Cities Chain Shift in GA?

a. /ɛ/, /æ/ and /ɑ/

b. /ɑ/, /ɪ/ and /ʊ/

c. / ɛ /, / æ / and /ʌ/
d. / ɛ /, /æ/ and /ɔ/
2. In GA, the vowel /eɪ/ as in bay is becoming increasingly ______ for younger people
a. wider b. shorter c. closer d. longer
3. In GA, for younger people, the first element of the diphthong /aɪ/ is increasingly being raised in the
direction of /ə/ in the environment
a. before voiceless vowels
b. before voiceless consonants
c. before voiced vowels
d. before voiceless consonants
4. In GA, for younger people the vowel /u/ as in boot is becoming increasingly
a. fronted b. open c. close d. back
5. In GA, for younger people the vowel /ou/ of boat is acquiring a
a. fronter first element
b. more back first element
c. a closer first element
d. a opener first element
6. In GA, glottal stop is found as an allophone of /t/ in the environment
a. unstressed syllable followed by /n/
b. stressed syllable followed by /n/
c. unstressed initial-syllable followed by /n/
d. stressed syllable followed by /n/
7. In GA, voiceless stops (especially /t/) are often unreleased and accompanied by glottal stop in
a. initial position
b. between consonants
c. final position
d. between vowels
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8. In GA, /t/ may be elided when it is preceded by a

a. stressed consonant
b. stressed vowel
c. unstressed vowel followed by /n/
d. stressed vowel followed by /n/
9. Which is the symbol for /r/ when is pronounced as an approximant with a great retroflexion

a. r b. ɾ c. ɻ d. ɹ
10. In GA, there is an absent of glottal reinforcement before

a. voiceless obstruent consonants /p, t, k, tʃ /

b. voiceless fricatives consonants/ f, θ, s, ʃ /

c. voice fricatives consonants / v, ð, z, ʒ /
d. voice obstruent consonants /b, d, g/
11. The vowel sound of clerk is pronounced with

a. ɛ b. ɑ c. ɜ d. ə
12. In GA the word can’t have the vowel

a. ɑ b. æ c. ʌ d. a
13. In GA, many foreign words spelled with “o” which in RP have / ɒ / are pronounced with ___ in GA

a. ɔ b. ə c. oʊ d. əʊ
14. In GA, the vowel “a” in Milan is pronounced as

a. ɑ
b. æ
c. a
d. ə