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: TSL 3104

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SECTION A
[ 20 marks ]

Answer all questions.


Shade your answers in the objective answer sheet provided.

1.

2.

Which of the following place of contact in the vocal tract is possible?


Articulator

Point of articulation

tip of tongue

uvula

upper lip

lower teeth

back of tongue

hard palate

tongue blade

alveolar ridge

Which production of the English sounds below is not possible?


A

velar nasal

glottal affricate

labiodental fricative

lateral approximant

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3.

4.

5.

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In classifying vowels, how do you describe the jaw height?


A

long-short

close-mid-open

front-centre-back

rounded-neutral-spread

The word flying consist of


A

a diphthong

a triphthong

two monophthongs

a diphthong and a monophthong

Which of the following words has a front, mid, half open, slightly spread vowel?
A

head

heap

heart

heard

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The features below indicate the various ways ____________ takes place in the vocal
track when a consonant is produced.

7.

8.

A brief blocking of the airflow

A friction is applied to the airflow

Redirecting the airflow through the nose

voicing

stressing

aspiration

constriction

The word _____________ has a voiceless post alveolar fricatives.


A

ration

bridge

chasm

passion

The plosive is unaspirated in the word _____________.


A

skin

dam

bank

upon

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10.

11.

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Which of the following words has an approximant?


A

bowel

owner

beyond

players

The correct transcription for the word usual is _____________.


A

/ j ul/

/ j uzl/

/ j usl/

/ j ul/

The divided component parts in the following words are correct except ___________.
A

im.pos.si.ble

con.so.la.tion

sen.ti.ment.al

pre.pos.te.rous

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13.

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Identify the word with the correct placement of stress.

import (verb)

report (noun)

childish (adjective)

photography (noun)

Stress placement depends on the ___________________.


I

semantic properties

III

II

number of syllables in a word IV

I and II

II and IV

I, II and III

II, III and IV

grammatical category of a word


phonological structure of the
syllables

In the phonemic analysis of the word button, the phoneme ________ is counted
as part of the final consonant cluster syllable.
A

/n/

/n/

C
D

/m/

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Which of the following intonation patterns correctly reflects the statement below?
That`s the end of the news

A. Fall

B. Rise

C. Fall-Rise

D. Rise-Fall

16. Choose the expression that matches the correct function to its intonation.
Expression

Function

A. Come early

To warn

B. He has admitted it

To state

C. Why can`t we leave?

To doubt

D. Will you show it to me?

To interrupt

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Which of the following features of connected speech is reflected in the


transcribed script below?
tz r pt grim
peip

18.

Linking

Juncture

Contraction

Assimilation

Which transcribed script shows elision?


A

/ilhaszh ntd/

/du:nwnt bi htmr/

/agevsu: b rvtklt/

/wiskdsevglznmt/

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In the sentence below, it can be deduced that stress-timed rhythm occurs at


relatively regular intervals of stressed__________.
You have been advised to study hard for the exam.

20.

words

letters

phones

syllables

In segmental phonology, the most obvious difference of an accent from


another is that it has a different number of______________.
A

phonemes

allophones

allomorphs

morphemes

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Section B
[60 marks]

Answer all questions.


Question 1
Provide one example of a phoneme for the speech sounds described below.
No.

Description

Phoneme

E.g. Total closure of the speech organs and air is released suddenly.

/p/

Vocal chords do not vibrate

Near closure of speech organs and air is released with friction. Vocal
cords vibrate.

ii

Air is released through the nasal passage.

iii

Total closure of speech organs and air is released with friction. Vocal
cords do not vibrate.

iV

Partial closure of speech organs and air flows over the sides of the
tongue.
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Question 2
a

Complete the description of the vowel sound for each word given.
No.

Word

E.g. core
I

ship

Ii

burst

Description of vowels
Tongue height

Part of tongue

Position of lip

Length

mid

back

rounded

long

front

spread

mid

long

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[4 marks]

Correct the underlined error in the transcribed words below and write the words in
orthography.
Correction

Word

E.g.

/skrm/

/skri:m/

Scream

/k:rnti/

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Ii

/Imbrs/

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Iii

/rek:nsal/

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[6 marks]

Write an example of a word with the dipthong indicated below:


I

//

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Ii

/e/

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[2 marks]

Question 3
a

Write an example of a word and the symbol for the consonant sound described.
No.

Description

E.g.

voiceless bilabial plosive

voiceless velar plosive

Ii

voiceless glottal fricative

Iii

voiced labiodental fricative

Iv

voiced palatal approximant

voiced post=alveolar affricate

Word

Symbol

pit

/p/

[10 marks]
b

Transcribe the following phonemic script into English orthography.


/eken lbrets mand nd lidz t sl pwd mblti/
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Question 4

a. How is secondary stress different from primary stress?


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b. Place the stress mark on the correct syllable of the word given below.

N0.

Word

E.g. subject (noun)


1

develop (verb)

impetus (noun)

tomorrow(adverb)

beautiful(adjective)

Placement of stress
subject

(4 marks)

c. Analyse the following sentence and identify three different foci in meaning.
An example is given.

N0.

Sentence

Focus of meaning

E.g. You must hand in your portfolio next week.


i.

You must hand in your portfolio next week.

ii.

You must hand in your portfolio next week.

iii.

You must hand in your portfolio next week.

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Question 5

a. Briefly explain the following term:


juncture:
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linking /r/ :
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b. Provide one example for each type with a brief explanation.
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Question 6
Complete the table below with suitable answers.
No. Intonation function
i.
To express
disappointment

Sentence/utterance
The train is late

ii.

You won the first prize

iii.

She is coming today, isnt she?

iv.

To affirm

v.

To ask for information

vi.

To request

vii.

To conclude

viii.

To encourage

ix.

To ask for permission

x.

Intonation pattern

Thats all for now

Cant I go now?

Im buying beans, onions and


potatoes

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Answer one question only.

1. Most English as Second Language (ESL) students in Malaysia often face problems in
pronunciation.
Discuss at least two consonant pronunciation problems faced by the students and how
a teacher can help students overcome the problems identified based on his/her
knowledge of articulatory phonetics.

2. Aspects of connected speech can lead to ease and clarity of communication.


Discuss the statement above. Provide examples to support your answer.

3. Different accents in English may pose difficulties for speakers to understand and
communicate with others.
To what extent do you agree with this statement? Provide relevant examples to support
your answer.

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