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INSTRUCCIONES PARA LA REALIZACIÓN DEL EXAMEN
. Responda todas las preguntas en la hoja de examen, incluidas las preguntas tipo test (no utilice
hoja de lectura óptica). Las preguntas cortas de desarrollo y la transcripción fonética se deben
responder en el espacio proporcionado. Al final de la prueba entregue sólo las dos hojas de examen.
Puntuación total del examen: 7 puntos.
1. Read the following questions and tick the right answer. Only one answer is correct. (Puntuación: 2
puntos, 0.2 por respuesta correcta. No penalizan las respuestas incorrectas).
1. Two sounds are in complementary distribution if they appear
a. in the same context b. in mutually exclusive contexts c. in a minimal pair d. next to each other
2. The tongue, the lips and the soft palate are
a. primary articulators b. passive articulators c. secondary articulators d. active articulators
3. A glottal stop is produced with …… vocal folds.
a. completely closed b. open c. nearly together d. vibrating
4. Which of the following groups does not contain a fricative sound?
a. [s], [z], [l], [n] b. [t], [h], [], [æ] c. [d], [w], [], [] d. [t], [j], [r], [l]
5. English vowels [] and [] are
a. half-open and rounded b. back and open c. open and long c. back and rounded
6. Obstruents include
a. plosives, fricatives and approximants b. plosives, fricatives and affricates
c. fricatives, approximants and nasals d. fricatives, affricates and laterals
7. Which of the following words contains a devoiced [r] ([r])?
a. car b. bride c. tribe d. rose
8. A syllable rhyme includes
a. the nucleus and the coda b. the onset, the nucleus and the coda
c. the onset and the nucleus d. the onset and the coda
9. Which of the following compounds is stressed on the first word
a. Crystal Palace b. Regent’s Park c. Church Street d. Euston Road
10. According to the British School of intonational analysis, the tail includes
a. the unaccented syllables after the nucleus (if any)
b. the nucleus and following unaccented syllables (if any)
c. the unaccented syllables preceding the nucleus (if any)
d. the unaccented syllables before the first accent (if any)
2. Questions with short answers. (Puntuación: 2 puntos, 0.5 por respuesta correcta).
1. Which are the differences between linking-r and intrusive-r? Define the two concepts and give examples.
2. How are suffixes classified according to their effect on stress placement? Define and give examples.
3. What are weak forms in English. Define and give examples.
4. What does tonicity deal with?
3. Transcribe the following text with stresses, weak forms and connected speech processes.
(Puntuación: 3 puntos)
My sister Amanda works as an industrial engineer for an international company. She has to travel a lot and
she has been to different countries. She always says that she likes visiting new places but she hates flying. A
few years ago she had a terrible experience. She was going to New York and the plane had to do an
emergency landing due to bad wheather. Fortunately nothing happened but it could have been a disaster.
