Applied English for Linguistics
Summer 2009- J. E. Seibert -- Tokyo International University of America

Last/family name ____________ First name ________ ...............Points ___ / _38_

Match the best definition or example to the word on the left. Each side is separate!

___1. fricatives a a vowel that changes quality inside a syllable (for example the sound [aw], in the word house)
___2. prescriptive grammar b the part of the mouth behind the upper teeth; the small "mountains" in the mouth behind the upper teeth
___3. tip c a Greek word that means "sound"
___4. nasal d making human speech sounds
___5. manners of articulation e the narrow front part of the tongue
___6. labiodental f for example: nasal, stop, fricative, and affricate
___7. dental g a sound made with two lips
___8. descriptive grammar h how people "should" speak and write; not what linguists study
___9. alveolar ridge i sounds made with a narrowing (some obstruction) or complete closure of the vocal tract
___10. consonants j describes sounds made with a lip and the teeth
___11. phone k the adjective for "teeth"
___12. larynx l language that native speakers really use, not what they "should" use
___13. diphthong m consonants that make a noise as air goes through a narrow opening: [f], [v], [s], [v], etc.
___14. bilabial n the study of word structure and word formation
___15.
articulation
o a system for in which there is a symbol or sign for each human speech sound; each symbol is inside two brackets [ ]
___16. glottal p the adjective meaning "nose"; a sound made with air through the nose
___17. morphology q where the glottis and vocal cords are located
___18. International Phonetic Alphabet r the space in and behind the nose
___19. nasal cavity s describes sounds made with the tongue on or near the hard part at the top of a person's mouth
___20. palatals t describes sounds made with the glottis

 

 

 

___21. sonorous/sonorant a the mouth
___22. velum b the tube that goes from your lungs to your larynx
___23. phonology c linguist
___24. phonetics d the area between the uvula and the larynx
___25. places or points of articulation e the study of the sounds of human speech
___26. oral cavity f the study of how speech sounds pattern (go together) in language
___27. syntax g the lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, alveopalatal area, palate, velum, and glottis
___28. semantics h the subconscious knowledge a native speaker has of a language
___29. linguistic parity i folds inside the glottis that can be closed and opened to make voiced and voiceless sounds
___30. uvula j describes sounds made with the glottis partly closed; sounds made with the vocal cords vibrating
___31. linguistic competence k describes sounds made with the vocal cords/folds open/apart
___32. pharynx l sonorant, syllabic sounds made with the vocal tract more open than it is for consonants and glides
___33. trachea m the study of the meaning of words and sentences
___34. vowels n describes the louder sound that vowels, nasals, and liquids make; sounds that can be syllabic by themselves
___35. voiceless o the little thing that hangs down in the back of the oral cavity: you can see it if you open your mouth and say "aahhh"
___36.

someone who studies human language

p the idea that no language or dialect is better or worse than another; all "grammars" are equal
___37. voiced q the soft part in the upper back of your mouth
___38. vocal cords r the study of sentence structure