Midterm test

Approved by head of the department
S. Sultanova__________________


MIDTERM TEST 2022 – on Theoretical phonetics
VARIANT 1


Group №: 1930 Full name: Jasurbek Bekbolayev


1. Phonetics is also closely connected with a number of non-linguistic disciplines which study different aspects of speech production and speech perception, they are …
a) physiology, geology, physics
b) acoustics, typology, physics
c) acoustics, auditory, axial
d) physiology, anatomy, physics (acoustics)


2. What linguistic disciplines are closely connected with Phonetics?
a) Lexicology, grammar, stylistics
b) Phonetics, phonology, theory
c) Phonology, phonostylistics, lexicology
d) Lexicology, phonology, phonetics
3. Which branch of phonetics borders with anatomy and physiology?
a) articulatory phonetics
b) acoustic phonetics
c) auditory phonetics
d) axial phonetics


4. Methods of analysis by instruments is called …
a) subjective
b) creative
c) objective
d) authentic


5. Methods of analysis by sensory impression is called …
a) creative
b) objective
c) authentic
d) subjective


6. What method of phonetic investigation is based on the use of special technical devices, such as hand mirror, spectrograph, intonograph, oscillograph, xray photography and cinematography, CD records, laryngoscope and others?
a) Instrumental methods
b) Acoustic methods
c) Listening methods
d) Hearing methods


7. What methods of phonetic investigation do phoneticians distinguish when it is carried out without any other instruments of analysis than the human senses?
a) methods of preparative observation
b) methods of analyzing observation
c) methods of direct observation
d) methods of objective observation


8. Onomatopoeia as: ping-pong, cuckoo etc. may easily be observed in …
a) phonostylistics
b) phonosemantics
c) phonolexics
d) phonostress


9. Which branch of linguistics studies the connection between the sound form and the meaning?
a) phonosemantics
b) phonostylistics
c) phonolexics
d) phonostress


10. What components form the pronunciation of a language?
a) speech sounds, acoustics, syllabic structure and intonation
b) speech sounds, articulators, syllabic structure and intonation
c) speech sounds, morphology, syllabic structure and intonation
d) speech sounds, word stress, syllabic structure and intonation


11. Articulatory, acoustic, auditory, and functional (social) are aspects of …
a) speech sounds
b) word stress
c) syllabic structure
d) intonation


12. The branch of phonetics which is concerned with the study, description and classification of speech sounds as regards their production by the human organs of speech is called …
a) acoustic phonetics
b) articulatory phonetics
c) auditory phonetics
d) creative phonetics

13. The branch of phonetics investigating the perception process is known as …
a) acoustic phonetics
b) articulatory phonetics
c) auditory phonetics
d) instrumental phonetics


14. Acoustic phonetics is sometimes called …
a) experimental, dental or laboratory phonetics
b) experimental, articulatory or laboratory phonetics
c) experimental, instrumental or laboratory phonetics
d) experimental, acoustic or laboratory phonetics


15. The branch of phonetics investigating the perception process is known as …
a) auditory phonetics
b) acoustic phonetics
c) articulatory phonetics
d) instrumental phonetics