The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called ______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?

   A. Phonology
   B. Morphology
   C. Syntax
   D. Semantics

2. ____________________are gliding sounds during the articulation of which, the speech organs glide from one vowel position to another ?

   A. Diphthongs
   B. Triphthongs
   C. Semi__vowels
   D. Minimal pairs

3. ______________is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a language?

   A. Phonology
   B. Morphology
   C. Semantics
   D. Syntax

4. The term________________refers to omissions of certain sounds, syllables or even words in continuous speech?

   A. Alliteration
   B. Assonance
   C. Elision
   D. None of the above

5. ________________refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences?

   A. Intonation
   B. Stress
   C. Pitch
   D. JuncturE

6. What is study of meter, rhythm and intonation of a poem called as _______________-?

   A. Prosody
   B. Allegory
   C. Scansion
   D. Assonance

7. ________ is a unit of speech which is at a level higher than the speech sound or phoneme ?

   A. Syllable
   B. Stress
   C. Intonation
   D. Pitch.

8. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in W.Hquestions ?

   A. The falling
   B. The rising
   C. The fall__rise
   D. None of the above

9. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in tag questions which imply that the speaker is certain about what is said_____________?

   A. The falling
   B. The rising
   C. The fall__rise
   D. None of the above

10. Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in listing the items ?

    A. The falling
    B. The rising
    C. The fall__rise
    D. None of the above