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Syllabic consonants are characteristic of both Polish and English. Lernen beginnen
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Not all vowels are continuants. Lernen beginnen
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Semi-vowels have the articulatory properties of vowels, but the function of consonants. Lernen beginnen
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/k/is to/g/as/p/is to/b/. Lernen beginnen
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All front vowels are rounded. Lernen beginnen
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During the articulation of sounds the air from the lungs goes from the larynx into the windpipe. Lernen beginnen
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F -lungs > windpipe > larynx
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The part of the tongue lying behind the lower teeth is called the tip of the tongue. Lernen beginnen
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A sound made with a very rapid movement of the tongue to the top of the mouth is called a flap. Lernen beginnen
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The soft palate and velum are equivalent terms. Lernen beginnen
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A dorsal articulation involves the tip or the blade of the tongue. Lernen beginnen
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F - involves back of the tongue
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The length of vowels often depends on their position in a word Lernen beginnen
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The opening between the vocal cords is called the epiglottis. Lernen beginnen
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British English and American English differ in the distribution of /r/. Lernen beginnen
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There is only one lateral sound in English and that is /h/ Lernen beginnen
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The initial consonant in "this" is a fricative. Lernen beginnen
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The shape of the lips crucially determines the quality of all speech sounds. Lernen beginnen
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In English, there are only three central vowels and they are all spread. Lernen beginnen
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False The /ʌ/is not spread
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English has no palatal affricates. Lernen beginnen
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In the production of /m/, as in "mother", the vocal cords do not vibrate Lernen beginnen
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F -they vibrate bc m is voiced
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Vowels are produced with the vocal cords vibrating. Lernen beginnen
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All back vowels are rounded Lernen beginnen
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F - There are 5 back vowels and /a:/ isn't rounded.
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In English, there are no velar fricatives. Lernen beginnen
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The consonants in "judge" are produced with a complete closure in the mouth. Lernen beginnen
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Trill and roll are synonyms Lernen beginnen
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The trachea and the food passage are the same thing. Lernen beginnen
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High vowels can also be called close vowels. Lernen beginnen
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T - high=close; low = open
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/b/and/m/ are good examples of homorganic consonants Lernen beginnen
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T - homorganic consonants - consonants that have the same place of articulation
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Semi-vowels are sounds which resemble both vowels and consonants. Lernen beginnen
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T - Semi-vowels are /w/ and /j/
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Retroflex sounds are those which involve the curling of the tip of the tongue. Lernen beginnen
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In English, there are as many voiceless sounds as voiced ones Lernen beginnen
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Vowel length can change the meaning of the words. Lernen beginnen
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The Adam's apple is an important organ of speech in which the vocal Lernen beginnen
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A coronal articulation involves using the back of the tongue. Lernen beginnen
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F -A coronal articulation involves using the tip or blade of the tongue
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When the velum is raised, the air can escape through the mouth and the nose. Lernen beginnen
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F - When the velum is raised, the air can escape only through the mouth. When it's lowered, the air escapes through the nose.
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The pharynx is the part of the vocal tract between the larynx and the uvula Lernen beginnen
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Fricatives and approximants are very similar to each other in terms of the manner of their articulation. Lernen beginnen
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T - both involve narrowing
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The manner of articulation of English nasal consonants corresponds to that of plosives. Lernen beginnen
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T -both involve complete closure
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In both Polish and English, certain sounds are aspirated. Lernen beginnen
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F - no aspirated sounds in PL
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Retroflex sounds are those which do NOT involve the curling of the tip of the tongue. Lernen beginnen
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Short vowels are lengthened before voiced consonants Lernen beginnen
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The post-alveolar approximant is also known as the frictionless continuant Lernen beginnen
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A single tap made by a flexible organ on a firmer surface is called a roll. Lernen beginnen
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There are no palatal affricates in English. Lernen beginnen
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Front vowels are not rounded. Lernen beginnen
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Nasal sounds are produced with the raised velum Lernen beginnen
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Vowels are articulated with air going continuously out of the mouth. Lernen beginnen
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In English, there are no uvular sounds Lernen beginnen
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When the vocal cords are apart, the sound/h/ is produced. Lernen beginnen
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The windpipe and the trachea are equivalent terms. Lernen beginnen
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Not only vowels, but sometimes also consonants, can be syllabic. Lernen beginnen
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In many languages there is no one-to-one correspondence between sounds and letters. Lernen beginnen
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The so-called cardinal vowels are typical English vowels. Lernen beginnen
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Fricatives differ from both plosives and affricates that they are formed by means of a narrowing. Lernen beginnen
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The epiglottis is not an organ of speech. Lernen beginnen
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T - glottis -głośnia, epiglittis nagłośnia
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In the production of /m/, as in 'mother', the vocal cords do not vibrate. Lernen beginnen
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The root of the tongue is opposite the back wall of the pharynx. Lernen beginnen
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The shape of the lips crucially determines the quality of all speech sounds. Lernen beginnen
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The vertical distance between the upper surface of the tongue and the palate is called frontness or backness. Lernen beginnen
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F - it is called openness or closeness -verical, frontness or backness -horizontal
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