Теория Лингвистики

Теория лингвистики

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Hyponymy is:

A) The sense relation between terms in a hierarchy.

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Token is:

B) A particular example of a general type.

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Type is:

B) A particular example of a general type).

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Arbitrariness is:

C) The absence of similarity between the form of a linguistic sign and what it relates to in reality.

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Duality is:

C) Meaningless elements of language form meaningful units.

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Tempo is:

A) The speed with which sentences or their parts are pronounced.

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Syntagm:

E) It is a part of utterance from the view of sense, grammar and phonetics.

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Phonetics is:

C) A science, which is concerned with the structure of a language or the sound matter of a language.

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How many vowels are there in the English language:

C) 20.

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How many consonants are there in the English language:

A) 24.

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According to the passive organs of speech consonants are divided into:

A) Dental and alveolar.

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What is the obstruction mechanism responsible for:

B) For articulation of consonants.

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Who was the founder of phonology.

B) Baudouin de Courtenay.

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The larynx and the vocal cords constitute.

D) The vibration mechanism.

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Which tendency that determines the place and the different degree of word- stress, results in placing the word-stress on the initial syllable.

C) Semantic factor.

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Phonetic is an independent branch of:

C) Linguistics.

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Syllable which begins in vowel sound is called:

C) Uncovered.

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Allophones are:

A) Variants of phonemes.

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The terminal tone is:

B) The last stressed word.

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The obstruction mechanism is responsible for:

B) The production of consonants.

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The first stressed word in an intonation group is:

B) The pre-head.

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The last stressed word in an intonation group is:

E) The head.

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Rhythm is:

B) The recurrence of stressed syllable.

C) The recurrence of accented syllables.

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Special phonetics deals with the study of:

A) One language.

D) Two languages.

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General phonetics deals with the study of:

A) Several languages.

C) A number of languages.

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According to the passive organs of speech consonants are divided into:

A) Dental.

H) Alveolar.

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What are the methods used in phonology:

B) Method of communicative.

E) Method of investigation.

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What groups are allophones divided into:

A) Subsidiary.

H) Typical.

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What functions does intonation perform:

C) Rhythmical.

G) Accentual.

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Which of the following are parts of the respiratory tract:

D) The glottis.

F) The supra-glottal cavities.

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The respiratory tract is constituted by:

B) The supra-glottal cavities.

H) The glottis.

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In the case when the assimilated consonant is influenced by the preceding and succeeding consonant we have:

B) Regressive.

F) Progressive.

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What branches of phonetics study the articulatory, auditory and functional aspects of speech sounds.

D) Phonology.

E) Physiological phonetics.

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Which of the following varieties belong to English-based pronunciation standards:

A) British English.

B) American English.

C) Canadian English.

D) General American.

E) Eastern type.

F) Southern type.

G) Western type.

H) New Zealand English.

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Two of the following varieties belong to English-based pronunciation standards:

A) Eastern type.

B) Canadian English.

C) Australian English.

D) Western type.

E) General American.

F) American English.

G) Irish English.

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English-based pronunciation standards are:

A) American English.

B) Eastern type.

C) Western type.

D) Australian English.

E) Canadian English.

F) General American.

G) New Zealand English.

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Which of the following are English-based pronunciation standards:

A) General American.

B) American English.

C) Southern type.

D) Irish English.

E) Eastern type.

F) Canadian English.

G) British English.