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VARIANT VII

1. How many of junctures do you know?

1. 
   2
   
2. 
   4
   
3. 
   6
   
4. 
   3
   

2. 
   The sonority theory was formed by……
   

a. Otto Espersen

b.D. Jones.

3. 
   Zhinkin
   
4. 
   M. Halle
   

2. 
   Depending on the position of vowel how many types of syllables do you know?
   

a.4

b.5

c.3

d.2

2. 
   How many degrees of stress according to the American linguists? a.3
   

b.4

c.5

d.2

2. 
   What is the definition of English word stress?
   

1. 
   it is a degree of force with which a word is pronounced;
   
2. 
   it is only the melody with which a word is pronounced;
   
3. 
   it is only the length with which a word is pronounced;
   
4. 
   it is the weakening with which a word is pronounced.
   

6. What is elision?

1. 
   it is the lengthening of a vowel
   
2. 
   it is the leaving out of a sound
   
3. 
   it is the doubling of a sound
   
4. 
   it is weakening of a sound
   

7. Where do geminate or double consonants occur? They occur…

1. 
   at the boundary juncture of 2 words or morphemes
   
2. 
   at the beginning of a syllable
   
3. 
   at the end of a syllable
   
4. 
   in all cases
   

8. What functions does word stress have?

1. 
   morphological function, syntactical function, constitutive function
   
2. 
   constitutive function, distinctive function, recognative function
   
3. 
   stylistic function, distinctive function, recognative function
   
4. 
   psychological function, constitutive function, stylistic function, 9. What are the 6 tones suggested by R.Kingdon?
   

1. 
   falling tone, rising tone, falling – rising tone, rising – falling tone, rising – falling – rising tone, falling – rising – falling tone
   
2. 
   low – falling tone, high – falling tone, low – rising tone, high – rising tone, falling – rising tone, rising – falling tone
   
3. 
   high rising tone, low rising tone, falling – rising tone, rising – falling tone, rising – falling – rising tone, level tone
   
4. 
   low falling tone, mid – falling tone, high falling tone, low rising tone, mid – rising tone, high – rising tone
   

10. The main extralinguistic contexts that cause modifications in both segmental and prosodic phenomena are…

1. 
   social situations, the rate of speech, the extent of its formality, degree of its preparedness.
   
2. 
   teaching, learning, conducting a meeting, chatting.
   
3. 
   a monologue, a dialogue, spontaneous speech, formal conversation.
   
4. 
   the aim (purpose) of speech and the extent of its spontaneity, the nature of communication, its social and psychological factors_.
   

11. The phonetic style-forming means (style-differentiating characteristics)

are…

1. 
   the degree of assimilation and reduction, elision.
   
2. 
   phonetic modifications of segmental and prosodic features of speech.
   
3. 
   the degree of carefulness of articulation, the degree of preparedness of speech.
   
4. 
   the extent of formality of speech, the social acceptability of a phonetic style.
   

12. Two common informational style registers (spheres of discourse) are…

1. 
   educational information and press reporting/broadcasting .
   
2. 
   a monologue and a dialogue.
   
3. 
   reading and speaking activities.
   
4. 
   prepared and spontaneous presentations of speech/talk.
   

13. How many oppositions are there in English?

1. 
   single
   
2. 
   double
   
3. 
   complex
   
4. 
   a,b,c
   

14. The Swiss linguist F. de Saussure formulated a definition of the syllable on the basis of…. a) sonority

2. 
   muscular tension
   
3. 
   expiration
   
4. 
   articulation
   

15. According to D. Jones, instrumental investigations polysyllabic words have…..

1. 
   one degree of stress
   
2. 
   two degrees of stress
   
3. 
   as many degrees of stress as there are syllables in them
   
4. 
   one primary, two secondary and one unstressed
   

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