Ўзбекистон давлат жаҳон тиллари университети

Tests for the seminar

1. 
   What are the main articulatory principles according to which speech sounds are classified? *a) The presence or absence of obstruction, the distribution of muscular tension, the force of the air stream
   

2. 
   The presence of obstruction, absence of obstruction, words of vocal cords
   
3. 
   The movement of the tongue, lips and vocal cords
   
4. 
   Vibrations, the presence or absence of obstruction
   

2. 
   According to prof. D. Jones; ―The distinction between vowels and consonants is based on…‖ *a) Acoustic consideration b) Auditory considerations
   
   3. 
      Phonological considerations
      
   4. 
      Articulatory considerations
      

3. 
   From the acoustic point of view vowels are……. *a) Complex periodic vibrations b) Non-periodic vibrations
   
   3. 
      Noises
      
   4. 
      Combination of noise and tone
      

4. 
   Who discovered a physiological distinction between vowels and consonants? a) D.Jones
   

2. 
   A.Gimson
   
3. 
   I. Ward
   

*d) I. A.Boudouin de Courtenay

5. 
   What theory do the American linguists suggest about diphthongs? *a) Analytical treatment b) Unit Theory
   
   3. 
      Functional Approach
      
   4. 
      Morphological criteria
      

6. 
   What are mixed vowels according to the horizontal movement of the tongue? a) [Ι, Ι:] *b) [ə, ə:] c) [a, u]
   

d) [e, Ι]

7. 
   What does allophonic variations depend on?
   

1. 
   The consonant quality
   
2. 
   It depends on the position and does not change the quality of a consonant
   

*c) The position and changes its quality and quantity

d) It does not depend on the position and changes its quality and quantity

8. 
   Define the classification of English vowels according to the position of lips? *a) Rounded and unrounded b) Tense and lax
   
   3. 
      Long and short
      
   4. 
      Free and checked
      

9. 
   What phoneme appears as a result of weaking of the vowels in unstressed position? a) [a]
   

b) [u] *c) [ə] d) [u:]

10. 
    What are main principles of vowel articulation?
    

1. 
   noise, voice, the muscular tension is spread over all organs of speech
   
2. 
   *based on voice, the muscular tension is spread over all organs of speech, no obstruction to the air stream, vocal cords are vibrated
   
3. 
   based on voice, the muscular tension is concentrated at the place of articulation, no obstruction, vocal cords are vibrated
   
4. 
   based on voice, the muscular tension is free, there is an obstruction, vocal cords are not vibrated