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Phonetic and Phonological Variation: How Speech Sounds Differ Across Dialects and Languages

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of phonetic and phonological variation across dialects and languages. You will be asked questions about the different ways that speech sounds can vary, as well as the factors that contribute to this variation.
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What is the term for the study of the sounds of human speech?

  1. Phonetics

  2. Phonology

  3. Morphology

  4. Syntax


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Phonetics is the study of the sounds of human speech, including their production, transmission, and perception.

What is the term for the study of the sound system of a particular language?

  1. Phonetics

  2. Phonology

  3. Morphology

  4. Syntax


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Phonology is the study of the sound system of a particular language, including the rules that govern how sounds are combined and pronounced.

What is the term for a systematic difference in the pronunciation of a word or sound between different dialects or languages?

  1. Phonetic variation

  2. Phonological variation

  3. Dialectal variation

  4. Linguistic variation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Phonological variation is a systematic difference in the pronunciation of a word or sound between different dialects or languages.

What are some of the factors that can contribute to phonetic and phonological variation?

  1. Geography

  2. Social class

  3. Age

  4. Gender

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All of the above factors can contribute to phonetic and phonological variation.

What is the term for the process by which a sound changes over time?

  1. Sound change

  2. Phonological change

  3. Dialectal change

  4. Linguistic change


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sound change is the process by which a sound changes over time.

What are some of the different types of sound changes?

  1. Assimilation

  2. Dissimilation

  3. Metathesis

  4. Deletion

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All of the above are different types of sound changes.

What is the term for the process by which two sounds become more similar to each other?

  1. Assimilation

  2. Dissimilation

  3. Metathesis

  4. Deletion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Assimilation is the process by which two sounds become more similar to each other.

What is the term for the process by which two sounds become less similar to each other?

  1. Assimilation

  2. Dissimilation

  3. Metathesis

  4. Deletion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dissimilation is the process by which two sounds become less similar to each other.

What is the term for the process by which two sounds switch places in a word?

  1. Assimilation

  2. Dissimilation

  3. Metathesis

  4. Deletion


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Metathesis is the process by which two sounds switch places in a word.

What is the term for the process by which a sound is deleted from a word?

  1. Assimilation

  2. Dissimilation

  3. Metathesis

  4. Deletion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Deletion is the process by which a sound is deleted from a word.

What is the term for a sound that is added to a word?

  1. Epenthesis

  2. Prosthesis

  3. Apheresis

  4. Syncope


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Epenthesis is the process by which a sound is added to a word.

What is the term for a sound that is added to the beginning of a word?

  1. Epenthesis

  2. Prosthesis

  3. Apheresis

  4. Syncope


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Prosthesis is the process by which a sound is added to the beginning of a word.

What is the term for a sound that is deleted from the beginning of a word?

  1. Epenthesis

  2. Prosthesis

  3. Apheresis

  4. Syncope


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Apheresis is the process by which a sound is deleted from the beginning of a word.

What is the term for a sound that is deleted from the middle of a word?

  1. Epenthesis

  2. Prosthesis

  3. Apheresis

  4. Syncope


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Syncope is the process by which a sound is deleted from the middle of a word.

What is the term for a sound that is changed to a different sound?

  1. Mutation

  2. Substitution

  3. Metathesis

  4. Deletion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Substitution is the process by which a sound is changed to a different sound.

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