Phonetic And Phonological Analysis Question Paper

Phonetic And Phonological Analysis

Course:Bachelor Of Education English

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
AEN 300: PHONETIC AND PHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

DATE:
Thursday 17th September 2009
TIME: 2.00pm-4.00pm

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question ONE and TWO other questions.
1.
a)
Describe the following sounds according to the given specifications:

i)
[ tw ] -
secondary articulation

ii)
[ o ] -
shape of the lips

iii)
[ l ]
-
transverse dimension

iv)
[ e ]
-
vertical tongue dimension

v)
[ ts ] -
type of articulation
vi)
[t]
-
air flow dimension

vii)
[ y ] -
shape of lips
viii)
[
h
]
- cavity

ix)
[ a ]
-
horizontal tongue dimension

x)
[ r ]
-
state of the glottis

[10marks]

b)
What is a phonation? Describe how phonations is analysed in the analysis
of
human
speech
sounds.
[10marks]

c)
Illustrate how initiation is analysed in the description of human speech
sounds. [10marks]

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2.
With examples distinguish between each of the following pair of concepts:

i)
nasal sounds and nasalisation

ii)
distinctive and non distinctive features

iii)
segmental and parametric analysis

iv)
meckain and lateral release
v)
articulation
and
co-articulation [20marks]

3.
a)
Calculate the numerical stress value of the following strings:
i)
She
was
talking
loudly [4marks]

ii)
This is the last phonetics and phonology unit
[8marks]

b)
Calculate the degree of sonority of the followings sounds:

w, v , ? u a 3 : d, f .

4.
With examples illustrate the following concepts related to the phoneme
inventory.
a)
Bilateral
opposition
b)
Multilateral
opposition
c)
Constant
opposition
d)
Suspendable
opposition [20marks]

5
a)
Illustrate the examples of closed syllablis and for each draw the syllable

structure tree.

[12marks]

b)
With examples describe how phonetic analysis is represented on the IPA

chart.

[8marks]

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