Download OU BA 1st Year 1st Sem 4125 Communicative English Phonetics 2019 Dec Question Paper

FACULTY OF ARTS

B.A. (Vocational) I-Year I-Semester Examination, November/December 2019

Subject: Communicative English

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Paper - I: Phonetics

Time: 3 Hours

Max. Marks: 80

PART - A (5x4=20 Marks)

Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 100 words each.

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1. What are Monophthongs?
2. What are 'Breathed Consonants'? Give examples?
3. What is RP?
4. What are 'Releasing and Arresting Consonants'?
5. What are content words?

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6. How do phonemic symbols help in pronunciation of English words?
7. Give the three-term label of the consonants sounds 'k' and 'f'
8. What do you understand by 'Accent' in English?

PART – B (5x12=60 Marks)

Answer the following questions in about 300 words each.

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1. (a) Explain Diphthongs in detail.

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   (b) Explain the classification of speech sounds in English. Give examples.
2. (a) Discuss the classification of consonant sounds according to the Strictures.

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   (b) Explain Phonatory and Articulatory systems.
3. (a) What is Phonology? Explain the terms 'Phoneme', and 'Allophone'.

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   (b) Explain Allophones in English with relevant examples.
4. (a) Discuss the rules for marking Primary Accent in English

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   (b) Explain 'Shift in the Accent' with relevant examples.
5. (a) Discuss 'accent and rhythm' in connected speech with appropriate examples.

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   (b) Give the phonemic transcription of the following passage:

   Value education is important to help everyone improve the value system that we hold and put to use. Once we understand our values in life, we can examine and control the various choices we make in our lives. Value education enables us to understand our needs and visualize our goals correctly and also helps us remove our confusions and contradictions and bring harmony at all levels.

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