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BSc PS414 Cognitive Psychology I (Auditory Scene Analysis) Quiz on Speech: Units of Speech and Formants, created by Petite Piplup on 22/03/2014.

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Speech: Units of Speech and Formants

Question 1 of 11

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There are 40 different speech sounds [(a)] in English, which are meaningful (b)

Select one of the following:

  • (a) (phonemes)
    (b) only in context

  • (a) (phonemes)
    (b) all of the time

  • (a) (phonetics)
    (b) only in context

  • (a) (phonetics)
    (b) all of the time

Explanation

Question 2 of 11

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What are the two distinct classes of phonemes?

Select one of the following:

  • Vowels and consonants

  • Morphemes and phonetics

  • Vowels and photetics

  • Morphemes and consonants

Explanation

Question 3 of 11

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How are vowels primarily distinguished?

Select one of the following:

  • Vibration of vocal cords and position of atriculators

  • Non-vibration of vocal cords and position of atriculators

  • Vibration of vocal cords and size of vocal tract

  • Non-vibration of vocal cords and size of vocal tract

Explanation

Question 4 of 11

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How are consonants primarily distinguished?

Select one of the following:

  • Place of articulation and manner of articulation, and voiced/unvoiced

  • Place of articulation and length of articulation, and voiced/unvoiced

  • Onset of articulation and manner of articulation, and voiced/unvoiced

  • Onset of articulation and length of articulation, and voiced/unvoiced

Explanation

Question 5 of 11

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What are the 4 main categories of consonants (according to their manner of articulation)?

Select one of the following:

  • Plosives, fricatives, affricatives, nasals

  • Plosives, stops, affricatives, and formants

  • Breaks, fricatives, semi-fricatives and nasals

  • Nasals, stops, semi-fricatives and fricatives

Explanation

Question 6 of 11

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Consonants: (a) What are the characteristics of stops (plosives) and (b) give an example ?

Select one of the following:

  • (a) Vocal tract closed, abrupt release of energy following a period of silence
    (b) Voiced /b/ or unvoiced /p/

  • (a) Vocal tract closed, abrupt release of energy following a period of silence
    (b) Voiced /z/ or unvoiced /s/

  • (a) Air forced through narrow constriction, turbulent air flow
    (b) Voiced /b/ or unvoiced /p/

  • (a) Air forced through narrow constriction, turbulent air flow
    (b) Voiced /z/ or unvoiced /s/

Explanation

Question 7 of 11

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Consonants: (a) What are the characteristics of fricatives and (b) give an example ?

Select one of the following:

  • (a) Air forced through narrow constriction, turbulent air flow
    (b) Voiced /z/ or unvoiced /s/

  • (a) Air forced through narrow constriction, turbulent air flow
    (b) Voiced (/m/ in mat, /n/ in nat)

  • (a) Air allowed through nasal passages, oral cavity closed
    (b) Voiced /z/ or unvoiced /s/

  • (a) Air allowed through nasal passages, oral cavity closed
    (b) Voiced (/m/ in mat, /n/ in nat)

Explanation

Question 8 of 11

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Consonants: (a) What are the characteristics of nasals and (b) give an example ?

Select one of the following:

  • (a) Air allowed through nasal passages, oral cavity closed
    (b) Voiced (/m/ in mat, /n/ in nat)

  • (a) Air allowed through nasal passages, oral cavity closed
    (b) Voiced such as in 'jeer' or unvoiced such as in 'cheer'

  • (a) A brief stop (vocal tract closed) followed by a fricative
    (b) Voiced (/m/ in mat, /n/ in nat)

  • (a) A brief stop (vocal tract closed) followed by a fricative
    (b) Voiced such as in 'jeer' or unvoiced such as in 'cheer'

Explanation

Question 9 of 11

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Consonants: (a) What are the characteristics of affricatives and (b) give an example ?

Select one of the following:

  • (a) A brief stop (vocal tract closed) followed by a fricative
    (b) Voiced such as in 'jeer' or unvoiced such as in 'cheer'

  • (a) A brief stop (vocal tract closed) followed by a fricative
    (b) Voiced /b/ or unvoiced /p/

  • (a) Vocal tract closed, abrupt release of energy following a period of silence
    (b) Voiced such as in 'jeer' or unvoiced such as in 'cheer'

  • (a) Vocal tract closed, abrupt release of energy following a period of silence
    (b) Voiced /b/ or unvoiced /p/

Explanation

Question 10 of 11

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What are formants?

Select one of the following:

  • A characteristic peak exhibited by the amplitude spectrum of vowels and certain consonants

  • A type of vowel

  • A type of consonant

  • A meaningful segment of a word

Explanation

Question 11 of 11

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What is a spectogram?

Select one of the following:

  • Most commonly used method to present an image of speech sound which make apparent cues to sound nature

  • Least commonly used method to present an image of speech sound which make apparent cues to sound nature

  • Most commonly used method to present an image of speech sound which does not show cues to sound nature

  • Least commonly used method to present an image of speech sound which does not show cues to sound nature

Explanation

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