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Matching dialects and suprasegmental definitions

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1.

Variation in speech and language patterns across groups of people
- A.
  
  Rhythm
- B.
  
  Intonation
- C.
  
  Dialects
Correct Answer
C. Dialects
2.

Chain shifts, mergers, and r-production are what?
- A.
  
  Linguistic factors for American English
- B.
  
  Boundaries of a dialect
- C.
  
  Elements of intonation
Correct Answer
A. Linguistic factors for American English
3.

Geography, immigration routes, language contact, settlement patterns are what factors?
- A.
  
  Ways speech and language parameters are changing
- B.
  
  Sociohistoric factors of a regional dialect
- C.
  
  Linguistic factors or American English
Correct Answer
B. Sociohistoric factors of a regional dialect
4.

What is not an aspect of dialect?
- A.
  
  Morphosyntax and phonology
- B.
  
  Pragmatics and semantics
- C.
  
  Articulation and prosody
Correct Answer
C. Articulation and prosody
5.

Syntactic marker, sentence type, expresses emotion, marks new information, and marks important information are elements of what?
- A.
  
  Intonation
- B.
  
  Stress
- C.
  
  Rhythm
Correct Answer
A. Intonation
6.

A pattern of pitch across a phrase of utterance
- A.
  
  Rhythm
- B.
  
  Intonation
- C.
  
  Tempo
Correct Answer
B. Intonation
7.

Pitch, intensity, duration, sound quality, and pause/tempo are elements of
- A.
  
  Tempo
- B.
  
  Intonation
- C.
  
  Stress
Correct Answer
C. Stress
8.

This is not created by a single mechanism. It varies according to idiolect, dialect, or communicative setting.
- A.
  
  Prosody
- B.
  
  Linguistic stress
- C.
  
  Lexical tone
Correct Answer
B. Linguistic stress
9.

The distribution of various levels or stress across a syllable chain (languages differ in it's characteristics)
- A.
  
  Rhythm
- B.
  
  Tempo
- C.
  
  Final juncture
Correct Answer
A. Rhythm
10.

Pause, Final syllable/ phrase lengthening, and speaking rate are all parts of
- A.
  
  Paralinguistics
- B.
  
  Rhythm
- C.
  
  Tempo
Correct Answer
C. Tempo

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Phonetics Final

Variation in speech and language patterns across groups of people

Chain shifts, mergers, and r-production are what?

Geography, immigration routes, language contact, settlement patterns are what factors?

What is not an aspect of dialect?

Syntactic marker, sentence type, expresses emotion, marks new information, and marks important information are elements of what?

A pattern of pitch across a phrase of utterance

Pitch, intensity, duration, sound quality, and pause/tempo are elements of

This is not created by a single mechanism. It varies according to idiolect, dialect, or communicative setting.

The distribution of various levels or stress across a syllable chain (languages differ in it's characteristics)

Pause, Final syllable/ phrase lengthening, and speaking rate are all parts of