Unit 4 and 5 Revision: Phonology
In this game you will be tested on your knowledge of phonology.
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Topics of this game:
- What do you call a segment of speech that is often marked by a natural pause or by a change in intonation?
- What is the name for when a sound is influenced by the sound after it e.g., '"London Bridge" the final /n/ sounds like an /m/.
- What is the name for the way a word is pronounced in isolation?
- What is the name for when two sounds merge into one e.g., “don’t you” the final /t/ of "don't" merges with the initial /j/ or "you" to make a /tʃ/?
- The omission of sounds in speech e.g., the /d/ in “friendship” → “frenship”.
- What is the name for when a sound is added between words for smoother pronunciation e.g., "do it" → "do /w/-it"?
- What is the name for the boundary between words or syllables affecting pronunciation and listening comprehension?
- What is the name for when sounds link between words e.g., “pick it up” → “pick-it-up”?
- What is the name for the most emphasized syllable in a phrase?
- What is the name for a language where stressed syllables occur at regular intervals e.g., English?
- What is the name for a language where each syllable takes roughly equal time e.g., French?
- What is the name for when a sound is influenced by the sound before it e.g. the pronunciation of 'ed' endings?
- What is the name for unstressed versions of function words e.g., “to” as /tə/?
- What is the name for the emphasis placed on a word or syllable in speech?
- What is the word for a spoken segment of language, which can be as short as a single word or as long as a complete sentence?
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