Important Questions: Phonetics & Phonology (Sem 3)

1. Define Phonetics, its branches & Difference with Phonology

2. What are Stages of Voice Production?
3. What are different type of Articulators? Discuss Articulators/Speech Organs
4. Discuss Air Stream Mechanism & Modes of Phonation
5. Explain “Places of Articulation”
6. Explain “Manner of Articulation”
7. Discuss English ‘Consonant’ Sounds (Place, Manner)
8. Discuss English ‘Vowel’ Sounds (Cardinal, Short, Long)
9. Discuss English ‘Vowel’ Sounds (Diphthongs & Triphthongs)
10.Define ‘Syllable’ & ‘Word Stress’. Explain ‘Word Stress’ in different English
Words/Word Classes.
11.What are Weak Forms in Connected Speech? Explain
12.What do you know about ‘Intonation Patterns’
13.How can we teach Pronunciation Effectively?
14. Phonetic Transcription of commonly used words.