Engl 112: General Phonetics And Phonology Of English Question Paper
Engl 112: General Phonetics And Phonology Of English
Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts
Institution: Chuka University question papers
Exam Year:2013
CHUKA
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (ARTS)
ENGL 112: GENERAL PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY OF ENGLISH
STREAMS: B.ED (ARTS) SB Y1S1 TIME: 2 HOURS
DAY/DATE: WEDNESDAY 14/8/2013 2.30 P.M. – 4.20 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer questionONE and any other TWO.
1. (a) Distinguish between the terms phonetics and phonology. [4 marks]
(b) Discuss the three branches of phonetics. [6 marks]
(c) In articulatory phonetics, speech sounds are classified in terms of place of articulation, the state of glottis and the manner in which they are produced
(Lyons 1981). Discuss five such classifications and cite an appropriate
example in each case. [20 marks]
2. (a) Discuss discovery procedures in phonemes and other variants. [14 arks]
(b) Discuss the terms diphthongs and triphthongs citing appropriate examples.
[6 marks]
3. Discuss each of the following notions citing examples:
(i) Phone [4 marks]
(ii) Phoneme [4 marks]
(iii) Allophone [4 marks]
(iv) International phonetic alphabet (IPA) [4 marks]
(v) Complementary distribution [4 marks]
4. (a) What is the rationale behind broad and narrow phonetic transcriptions?
[4 marks]
(b) Provide a broad transcription of the following words:
(i) Protect [3 marks]
(ii) Confirmation [3 marks]
(iii) Entering [3 marks]
(iv) Menace [3 marks]
5. (a) Describe the parameters used in the description of vowels. [10 marks]
(b) Describe the following consonants
(i) [g] [2 marks]
(ii) [h] [2 marks]
(iii) [z] [2 marks]
(iv) [b] [2 marks]
(v) [t] [2 marks]
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