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...