TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGÂN HÀNG TP.

HỒ CHÍ MINH
KHOA NGOẠI NGỮ
ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC PHẦN
Tên học phần: Ngữ âm – Âm vị học; Số tín chỉ: 2
Lớp (hoặc khối lớp): ĐHAV
Thời gian: 45 phút (không tính thời gian phát đề)
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Question 1: (3 points)
A – Match each of the terms with the appropriate definition. There is ONE extra definition. (1 point)
1. Phoneme a. A pair of words which are different in meaning, having the same number of
2. Diphthong segments with only one different segment in the same position/distribution
3. Minimal pair b. A complex sound consisting of two vowel elements pronounced so as to form
4. Assimilation a single syllable.
c. The process when one sound adapts itself to the neighbouring sound so that it
becomes close to the assimilating one in one or more aspects
d. A unit generally greater in size than the syllable is needed to analyze the
intonation
e. The smallest segments of sound that can be distinguished by their contrast
within words

Answer: 1_________ 2__________ 3_________ 4_________

B – Write the symbol that corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions, then give an
English word that contains that sound. (2 points)
0. Example: voiced alveolar stop [d] “dough”
1. voiceless bilabial stop
2. low front vowel
3. voiced lateral liquid
4. voiced velar nasal
5. voiced interdental fricative

Question 2: (2 points)
Transcribe the following words first phonemically and then phonetically, marking
aspiration, devoicing, vowel shortening, syllabic consonants, nasalization, and velarization wherever
applicable.
Word Phonemic transcription Phonetic transcription
kid  

1. token
2. history
3. little
4. finger

Question 3: (1 point)
Write the phonemic transcription and place the primary stress and secondary stress (if applicable) on
the following words.
Example: refugee 
 1. extramural
2. Paramedic
3. Homicidal
4. rebel (n)
5. conventionality
Question 4: (3 points)
A – The syllable structure of the word “cramped” can be analyzed as follows:

Now, analyze the syllable structure of the word “clown”. (1 point)

B – Draw a syllable diagram for the word “knowledgeable”: (1 point)

Example: cramped knowledgeable

C - Indicate where in the following utterances the voice would go up () where it would
remain on the same level () or where it would go down (): (1 point)
Example:
A: Did you do anything interesting last weekend? 
B: I went to see my brother in London, had a great evening out with him in the theatre, went of a ride
on the London Eye on Sunday and had a fabulous meal at and Indian Restaurant before driving back.
A: I’m glad for you.

Question 5: (1 point)
A - Divide the following sentence up into feet, using a single vertical line ( | ) as the
boundary symbol. (0.5 point)
Example: |Walk |down the |path to the |end of the ca|nal.
Your sentence: Aren’t there some letters for her to open?
Answer: _________________________________________
B - Examine the phenomenon below and then name the phonological process that is
happening. (0.5 point)
Example Potato  []  Elision – Loss of weak vowel after p
1 Hand made  [ ] 
2 I want it  [] 

~~~~~THIS IS THE END OF THE MIDTERM TEST~~~~~