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THEA 250 Exam 2
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Film, Theatre & Television
12th Grade
03/25/2010

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a specific variation of a phoneme, some of which are acceptable and others are unacceptable
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allophone
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the production of sounds: namely, vowels, diphthongs, and consonants
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articulation
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the sense of hearing
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auditory sense
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the associational of suggestive value of a word (for instance, some for "horse" could be "stallion", "mount" or "horsey")
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connotation
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a classification of sound in which there is a free flow of breath through the articulatory mold; all sounds except for plosives are these. a speech sound capable of being prolonged
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continuant
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the explicit meaning of a word according to the dictionary
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denotation
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a speech sound composed of two vowel sounds but perceived as one. any two vowels coming together within the same syllable constitutes one of these
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diphthong
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pertaining to that which is customary or usual
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habitual
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the sense related to small muscular movements
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kinesthetic sense
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the science of speech sounds
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phonetics
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schwa
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a middle-central and unstressed vowel
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the amount of intensity given to a sound, syllable, or word. in speech it is a form of speech emphasis in which attention is given to important words
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stress
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to write a word, sentence, or phrase phonetically
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transcribe
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a sound produced by no vibration of the vocal folds; also called a surd, atonic, unvoiced, nonphonating, or non-vibrating sound
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voiceless sound
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a sound produced by the vibration of the vocal folds; also called a sonant, tonic, voiced, phonating, or vibrating sound
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voiced sound
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vowel
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a speech sound in which there is a free, unobstructed flow of vibrating breath through the articulatory mold. they are determined by the shape of the lips and tongue. they give the language beauty and carrying power
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a speech sound composed of a plosive followed by a fricative
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affricative
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a sound composed predominately of breath
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aspirate
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pertaining to two lips
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bilabial
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two sounds having the same articulatory adjustment; one is unvoiced and the other is voiced
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cognate pairs
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pertaining to the teeth
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dental
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pertaining to the articulation error, resulting when the teeth are inappropriately used in the production of a sound
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dentalized
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the ability to produce difficult sound combinations with rapidity and precision
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diadochokinesis
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a speech sound in which breath or sound waves pass through a narrow opening in the oral cavity, creating frictional noises
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fricative
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a speech sound in which there is a gliding movement of the tongue, the lips, or both
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glide (semivowel)
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stopping the breath at the glottis; a characteristic of scottish and cockney dialects
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glottalization
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pertaining to the lower lip and upper teeth
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labio-dental
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an unacceptable /I/ allophone made with the tongue tip resting behind the lower front teeth
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lambda
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the improper escape of air from the sides of the mouth and over the sides of the tongue, as in a lateralized sibilant
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lateralization
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pertaining to the tongue and alveolar ridge
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lingua-alveolar
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pertaining to the tongue between the upper and lower teeth
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lingua-dental
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pertaining to the tongue and the palate
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lingua-palatal
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pertaining to the tongue and the velum
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lingua-velar
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pertaining to the nose or a speech sound in which the vibrating air resonates in the nose
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nasal
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a speech sound in which breath under pressure reaches a peak in the articulatory adjustment and is released in a small puff of air when the articulators are released
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plosive
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a speech sound in which there is a gliding movement of the tongue, the lips, or both
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semivowel (glide)
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a speech sound in which breath passes through a narrow opening, creating a hissing noise
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sibilant
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a linguistic error in which a vowel, usually the schwa, is placed between two consonants, thereby adding an extra syllable
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anaptyxis
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the influence of one speech sound on another
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assimilation
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pertaining to the two lips
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bilabial
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the erroneous use of the teeth in the production of sounds
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dentalization
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the release of impounded breath in the production of a plosive
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explosion
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a linguistic error in which a repeated sound or syllable is omitted
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haplology
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one of two or more words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning, pronunciation, or derivation
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homograph
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the coming together of the articulators and the buildup of breath without the release of the impounded breath in the production of a plosive
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implosion
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a linguistic error in which sounds are reversed in the pronunciation
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metathesis (calvary, cavalry)
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the combination of vowels, consonants, and diphthongs to form words
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pronunciation
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the changing of a vowel due to a change in stress; frequently a schwa turns into /n/ instead of retaining the original vowel
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restressing
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the transposition of sounds in different words
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spoonerism
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the amount of intensity given to a sound, syllable, or word. In speech, it is a form of speech emphasis in which attention is given to words important to meaning. this form of emphasis has also been called force. In broadcasting, this form of emphasis is called punching
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stress
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how many phonemes does Italian have?
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27
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how many phonemes does English have?
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45
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what years does the Old Period cover?
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450-1100
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what years does the Middle Period cover?
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1100-1500
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what years does the Modern Period cover?
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1500-present
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the three main people groups in England in 400
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Angles, Saxons, Jutes
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WASP stands for
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White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
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In 600, England began to what?
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convert to Christianity
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between 650-750, what was written?
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Beowulf
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when did the Vikings come to England?
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750-1050
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what are some loaned words from Norway?
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dirt, ugly, flat, knife, bag
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year of the battle of Hastings
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1066
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Canterbury Tales written in
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1387
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In 1200, King John
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lost Normandy, separating France and England
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In 1399...
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King Henry IV became the first native English-speaking king since 1066.
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what year did the king make his speech to parliament in english?
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1362
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KJV Bible was written in...
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1611
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What was the Duke of Normandy's name?
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William
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English is what kind of language?
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Indo-European, specifically Germanic
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several things have had influences on the development of the English language, such as...
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migrations, invasions, class struggles, colonization
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what are some ways of adding new words to a language?
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loaned words, compound words, altogether new words.
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