Acoustic Phonetics, chapter 7 - connected speech (QUIZ 4)

regressive assimilation and coarticulation

in pronunciation of the word "quick" /kwIk/, the initial phoneme /k/ is usually produced with lip rounding. This is due to:

elision

pronouncing "with them" as /wI�?m/ is a demonstration of:

right to left assimilation

pronouncing the word pumpkin as /p??kIn/ indicates that _______ has occurred.

left to right and progressive

Perseverative assimilation is the same thing as ___________ assimilation

metathesis

pronouncing the word "asterisk" as /�st?Iks/ is a demonstration of:

elision

pronouncing the word "aptly" as /�plI/ is a demonstration of:

metathesis

the history/etymology of the word "bird" indicates it was originally spelled "bridd." the historical change in this word is due to:

vowel reduction

pronunciation in the word "obscene" /absin/, as /?bsin/ is an example of:

b

exam the stress marking in the following sentence:
The ,girls need 'more ,money
Based on the information provided, the probable intent of the sentence is :
a. the boys don't need more money
b. the girls are broke
c. the girls a rich
d. the girls dont need

c

exam the stress marking in the following sentence:
Mrs. ,Washington 'returned the ,radio to ,walmart
Based on the information provided, the probable intent of the sentence is :
a. mrs. Washington went to target
b. mrs. jones did not like her purchase
c. m

a

which of the following has the vowel with he shortest duration when compared to the others?
a. neat
b. knee
c. need

Wh-questions

falling intonation phrases are found in:

open internal juncture

A + sign is used in transcription to indicate ________________, in order to clarify a pause between two syllables e.g., "why cheat" [waI+??it] vs. "white sheet" [waIt+?it]

False

True or False:
The single bar diacritic [|] is used to represent close internal juncture

False

No diacritic is warranted to indicate external juncture in an utterance