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Question Bank

BA English (Major)
Second Semester – Course III
DSC – Paper A3 – Introduction to Phonetics and Linguistics

I. Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about one or two sentences each
(Seven questions to be given) 5x2=10

1. Write a note on ‘Word Stress’.


2. What is a phoneme? Give examples.
3. What are bilabial sounds?
4. Define Morphology.
5. Give a definition of language.
6. What is phonetics?
7. What is linguistics?
8. What is an allophone?
9. Define syntax.
10. What is a phone?
11. What are dental sounds?
12. What is meant by pulmonic airstream?
13. What is semantics?
14. What is a plosive? Give an example.
15. What is a fricative? Give an example.

II. Answer any Two of the following in about 100 words each: 2x5=10
(Three questions to be given)

1. Write a note on the nature of language


2. What are the characteristics features of language?
3. Define linguistics and write a note on its scope.
4. What is the importance of language?
5. ‘Language is a system of communication’. Elaborate
6. What are voiced and voiceless sounds?
7. What are the branches of linguistics?

III. Answer any ONE of the following 1x10=10


(Two questions to be given)

1. Explain the role of the articulatory system in the production of speech sounds.
2. Give a description of consonants.
3. Explain the manner of articulation of consonants
4. Explain the place of articulation of consonants.
5. Vowels

IV. Say whether the sounds represented by the italicized letters in the following
English words are voiceless or voiced. 2x1=2
(Two words to be given)

1. keep
2. gun
3. cheese
4. jug
5. tap
6. dim
7. thin
8. though
9. grin
10. ring
11. please
12. bear
13. name
14. year
15. red
V. Indicate the syllable division of the following words
(Two words to be given) 2x1=2

1. Mispronounce
2. Possibility
3. Captain
4. Relationship
5. Engage
6. Ambition
7. Remember
8. Ancestors
9. Appointment
10. About

VI. Identify the syllable stress in the following words


(Two words to be given) 2x1=2
1. Advertise
2. Examine
3. Inferior
4. Tailor
5. Responsible
6. Politician
7. Miserable
8. Epitome
9. Jewelry
10. Jungle

VII. Write the phonetic symbol and three-term-label of any TWO of the following
words 2x2=4
(Three words to be given)

1. Describe the sound represented by ‘p’ in the word “spy” using three-term
label.
2. Describe the sound represented by ‘b’ in the word “box” using three-term
label.
3. Describe the sound represented by ‘th’ in the word “thief” using three-term
label.
4. Describe the sound represented by ‘th’ in the word “then” using three-term
label.
5. Describe the sound represented by ‘t’ in the word “bat” using three-term label.
6. Describe the sound represented by ‘d’ in the word “door” using three-term
label.
7. Describe the sound represented by ‘ch’ in the word “check” using three-term
label.
8. Describe the sound represented by ‘j’ in the word “jam” using three-term
label.
9. Describe the sound represented by ‘c’ in the word “cat” using three-term label.
10. Describe the sound represented by ‘g’ in the word “game” using three-term
label.
11. Describe the sound represented by ‘m’ in the word “sum” using three-term
label.
12. Describe the sound represented by ‘n’ in the word “nut” using three-term
label.
13. Describe the sound represented by ‘ng’ in the word “fling” using three-term
label.
14. Describe the sound represented by ‘y’ in the word “yellow” using three-term
label.
15. Describe the sound represented by ‘l’ in the word “bowl” using three-term
label.

VIII. Transcribe the following words to IPA script 1x5=5


(Five words to be given)

1. Absurd
2. Academic
3. Accept
4. Barber
5. Jungle
6. Machine
7. Miserable
8. Necessity
9. Ocean’
10. Sociology
11. Debut
12. Clothes
13. Almond
14. Opportunity
15. Suit

IX. Give the plural forms of the following words and next to each word state whether
the plural marker is pronounced as /s/, /z/ or /iz/ 5x1=5
(Five words to be given)

1. Box
2. Car
3. Cat
4. Bus
5. Apple
6. Match
7. Dog
8. Fox
9. Cloud
10. Fan
11. Chance
12. Banana
13. Mat
14. Chair
15. Bottle
16. Book
17. Dish
18. Wish
19. Pet
20. Star

X. Change the words given in phonemic script to Orthography 5x1=5


(Five words to be given)

1. /

2. /

3. /

4. /

5. /

6. /

7. /

8. /

9. /

10. /

11. /

12. /

13. /

14. /

15. /
XI. Give the past tense of the following words and next to each word indicate if the
past tense is pronounced as /t/, /d/ or /id/ 5x1=5
(Five words to be given)

1. Go
2. Compare
3. Applaud
4. Bend
5. Send
6. Fight
7. Find
8. Understand
9. Appreciate
10. Say
11. Forget
12. Hear
13. Celebrate
14. Deal
15. Do
16. Pay
17. Lend
18. Thank
19. Make
20. Leave
21. Apologize

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