Intonation

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 540.

Accentual Structure of English Words

Syllabic Structure of English Words

19. In terms of sonority theory \ O.Jesperson \ the syllable

a. corresponds to a single pulsation

b. forms a complex with the most sonorous sound as the center and the least sonorous a marginal segments

20. In terms of the theory of loudness \ N.I.Zhinkin\ the syllable

a. is a complex of expirations

b. a sonority complex

c. is an arc of loudness correlated with an arc of articulatory tension

21 Syllabic formation in English is based on the phonological opposition of

a. vowel-consonant type

b. vowel-vowel type

c. consonant -consonant type

22. Word accent is a complex unity of

a. force and sound matter

b. force and timbre

c. force, tone, length and vowel colour

23.The nature of Russian word stress is different from the English one in greater prominence of

a. the quantitative component

b. pitch

c. vowel colour

24. Word stress in English is

a. fixed

b. free

c. semi-fixed

25. Intonation is a complex unity of variation in

a. pitch b. loudness c. delimitation d. tempo . e. timbre f. assimilation

a. a b d e b. a b c d c. a b c f

26. Melody as a component of intonation is

a. the degree of sonority

b. variations in the pitch of voice

c. change in voice timbre

27. Sintagm \ L.V.Scherba \ is

a. a piece of narration

b. the phonetic entity expressing semantic unity in the process “speech-thinking”

c. a compositional speech form

28. Terminal tone is

a. the nucleus

b. the combination of the nucleus and the tail

c. level nucleus tone