merely a different pronunciation 14 Ip] is a voiced bilabial stop Acoustic phonetics is concerned with the perception of speech sounds 16. All syllables must have a nucleus but not all syllables contain an onset and a coda When pure vowels or monophthongs are pronounced, no vowel glides take place According to the length or tenseness of the pronunciation vowels can be divided into tense vs. lax or long vs short Received Pronunciation is the pronunciation accepted by most people The maximal onset principle states that when there is a choice as to where to place a consonant,it is put into the coda rather than the onset. III. Fill in the blanks. (20%) Consonant sounds can be either while all vowel sounds are Consonant sounds can also be made when two organs of speech in the mouth are brought close together so that the air is pushed out between them, causing 23 The qualities of vowels depend upon the position of the and the lil 24 One element in the description of vowels is the part of the tongue which is at the highest point in the mouth. A second element is the to which that part of the tongue is raised Consonants differ from vowels in that the latter are produced without In phonological analysis the words fail /veil are distinguishable simply because of the two phonemes/f/-/v/. This is an example for illustrating In English there are a number of which are produced by moving from one vowel position to another through intervening positions 28 refers to the phenomenon of sounds continually show the influence of their neighbors is the smallest linguistic unit 30. Speech takes place when the organs of speech move to produce patterns of sound. These movements have an effect on the coming irom the lungs Explain the following terms, using examples. (20%o) Sound assimilation Suprasegmental feature 33. Complementary distribution Distinctive features V. Answer the following questions. (20%) What is acoustic phonetics?(中国人民大学,2003) What are the differences between voiced sounds and voiceless sounds in terms of articulation?(南开大学,2004)merely a different pronunciation. 14. [p] is a voiced bilabial stop. 15. Acoustic phonetics is concerned with the perception of speech sounds. 16. All syllables must have a nucleus but not all syllables contain an onset and a coda. 17. When pure vowels or monophthongs are pronounced, no vowel glides take place. 18. According to the length or tenseness of the pronunciation, vowels can be divided into tense vs. lax or long vs. short. 19. Received Pronunciation is the pronunciation accepted by most people. 20. The maximal onset principle states that when there is a choice as to where to place a consonant, it is put into the coda rather than the onset. III. Fill in the blanks. (20%) 21. Consonant sounds can be either __________ or __________, while all vowel sounds are __________. 22. Consonant sounds can also be made when two organs of speech in the mouth are brought close together so that the air is pushed out between them, causing __________. 23. The qualities of vowels depend upon the position of the __________ and the lips. 24. One element in the description of vowels is the part of the tongue which is at the highest point in the mouth. A second element is the __________ to which that part of the tongue is raised. 25. Consonants differ from vowels in that the latter are produced without __________. 26. In phonological analysis the words fail / veil are distinguishable simply because of the two phonemes /f/ - /v/. This is an example for illustrating __________. 27. In English there are a number of __________, which are produced by moving from one vowel position to another through intervening positions. 28. __________ refers to the phenomenon of sounds continually show the influence of their neighbors. 29. __________ is the smallest linguistic unit. 30. Speech takes place when the organs of speech move to produce patterns of sound. These movements have an effect on the __________ coming from the lungs. IV. Explain the following terms, using examples. (20%) 31. Sound assimilation 32. Suprasegmental feature 33. Complementary distribution 34. Distinctive features V. Answer the following questions. (20%) 35. What is acoustic phonetics?（中国人民大学，2003） 36. What are the differences between voiced sounds and voiceless sounds in terms of articulation?（南开大学，2004）