Linguistics 2100 Exam 1
- Between you and me is grammatical. Between you true and I is a hypercorrection that some speakers of English resort to because they were taught it is better to say he and I than me and him.
2. Choose the correct IPA symbol according to the characteristics given. voiced alveolar lateral liquid: [] a) [l] b) [ɹ] c) [w] d) [j] |
a |
3. Choose the correct IPA symbol according to the characteristics given. voiced labiodental fricative: [] a) [z] b) [m] c) [f] d) [v] |
d |
- Choose the correct IPA symbol according to the B characteristics given. voiced post-alveolar affricate: []
- [s]
- [dʒ]
- [tʃ]
-
[ʃ]
d)
- Choose the correct IPA symbol according to the C characteristics given. voiced post-alveolar fricative: []
a)
[j]
- b) [ʃ] c) [ʒ]
- d) [dʒ]
- Choose the correct IPA symbol according to the a 11. Give the conventional spelling for the following ridge characteristics given. phonetically transcribed word:
voiced velar nasal (stop): [] Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck a. [ŋ]
7. Choose the correct IPA symbol according to the characteristics given. voiceless glottal fricative: [] [k] [h] [ʔ] [g] | B |
8. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [kɹud] | crude |
9. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [liʒɹˌ] (Note the syllabic ɹ) | liesure |
10. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [ɹitʃ] | reach |
[ɹɪdʒ] b. [m]
- [n]
- [g]
- How do you transcribe, booth, in IPA? a 23. Select the characteristics (there are 3) labiodental, of the following IPA symbol: voiceless,
Question options: fricative
[f] a)
[buθ] voiced b)
[booθ] voiceless
- c) labiodental
12. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [ɹut] |
root |
13. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [seɪl] |
sail |
14. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [sloʊp] |
slope |
15. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [sɹˌtʃt] (Not the syllabic ɹ) |
searched |
16. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [sʌni] |
sunny |
17. Give the conventional spelling for the following phonetically transcribed word: Note: If you are unsure about the spelling, check it first: English Spellcheck [wɔɹm] |
warm |
19. How do you transcribe, catch, in IPA? Question options: a) [kætʃ] b) [kaʃ] c) [cæʃ] d) [catch] |
a |
20. In casual styles of speaking, English speakers frequently end sentences with prepositions; in formal situations this is usually avoided. |
true |
21. It's me is not ungrammatical. It is just informal |
TRUE |
22. People who say ain't violate a descriptive rule of English. |
False |
alveolar
stop
fricative
affricate
- Select the characteristics (there are 4) of high, front,
the following vowel sound: unrounded, lax
[ɪ]
24. Select the characteristics (there are 3) of the following IPA symbol: [ʃ] |
voiceless, postaveolar, frictative |
25. Select the characteristics (there are 3) of the following IPA symbol: [z] |
voiced, alveolar, fricative |
26. Select the characteristics (there are 4) of the following IPA symbol: [n] |
voiced, alveolar, stop |
27. Select the characteristics (there are 4) of the following IPA symbol: [ŋ] |
voiced, nasal, velar, stop |
28. Select the characteristics (there are 4) of the following vowel sound: [æ] |
low, front, unrounded, lax |
29. Select the characteristics (there are 4) of the following vowel sound: [ɛ] |
mid, front, unrounded, lax |
[bʊð]
dental d)
[baʊθ]
31. Select the characteristics (there are 4) of the following vowel sound: [u] |
high, back, rounded, tense |
32. Select the characteristics (there are 4) of the following vowel sound: [ʊ] |
high, back, rounded, lax |
33. Select the characteristics (there are 4) of the following vowel sound: [ʌ] |
mid, central, unrounded, lax |
34. Select the correct IPA transcription of the following word: batch [bætʃ] [bɑtʃ] [bæʃ] [baθ] |
a |
35. Select the correct IPA transcription of the following word: cough [kɑf] [cof] [kælf] [kɑph] |
a |
- Select the correct IPA transcription of the following a word: crowd
[kɹɑʊd]
[cɹɑʊd]
[kɹoʊd]
[kɹud]
37. Select the correct IPA transcription of the following word: easy [izi] [ezi] [ɪzɪ] [isi] |
a |
38. Select the correct IPA transcription of the following word: prays [pɹɛs] [pɹɑɪs] [pɹeɪz] [pɹɪz] |
c |
- Select the correct IPA transcription of the following a 43. What English consonant is being described: a word: voiceless labiodental fricative
touch
Question options:
[tʌtʃ] a)
[f]
[tutʃ]
b)
[b]
[tʌch]
c)
[toutʃ] [v]
40. Select the correct IPA transcription of the following word: vision [vɪʒɪn] [vizin] [vɪtʃɪn] [vidʒɪn] |
a |
41. The sentence My mother liked is descriptively grammatical |
false |
42. What English consonant is being described: voiced interdental fricative Question options: a) [z] b) [θ] c) [ð] d) [ʒ] |
c |
d)
[m]
- What English consonant is being described: b
voiceless post-alveolar fricative
Question options:
- a) [s]
b)
[ʃ]
- [f]
- [ʒ]
- What English vowel is being described: a
high back tense rounded
Question options:
- a) [u]
b)
[i]
- c) [o]
d)
[ʊ]
- What English vowel is being described: a
low front lax unrounded
Question options:
a)
[æ]
- [ə]
- [ɛ]
[a]
- What English vowel is being described: d
mid back lax rounded
Question options:
- [u]
- [ɑ]
- [ɛ]
[ɔ]
- What English word is transcribed here in IPA: a
[dɪtʃ]
Question options:
- ditch
- dish
- ditz
- dice
- What English word is transcribed here in IPA: a
[kɹʌm]
Question options:
a)
crumb
b)
cram
c)
groom
d)
crown
50. What vowel is described below: high front tense unrounded |
I |
51. What vowel is described below: low back lax unrounded |
ɑ |
52. What vowel is described below: mid back lax rounded |
ɔ |
53. What vowel is described below: mid front lax unrounded |
ɛ |