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 ENGLISH PHONOLOGY THEORETICAL EXERCISES

1. LANGUAGE
Give the definition of the following terms:
- Language
- Phonology
- Phoneme
- Allophone

2. PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION
Give the definition of the following term: IPA

3. TYPES OF TRANSCRIPTION
Give the definition of the following terms:
- Narrow transcription
- Broad transcription

4. SUBFIELDS OF PHONETICS
Give the definition of the following terms:
- Articulatory phonetics
- Articulatory phonetics
- Auditory phonetics

5. THE SPEECH MECHANISM
Put these names of the vocal tract in their correct place in the following picture: lips, epiglottis, uvula, larynx, vocal cords and palate.

6. ENGLISH VOWELS
Click on the picture, listen to the word and the sound, and repeat.
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Click on the picture, listen to the word and the sound, and repeat.
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7. ENGLISH CONSONANTS
Click on the picture, listen to the word and the sound, and repeat.
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