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Phonologist Job Interview Questions and Answers

1 :: What is phonology?

Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.

2 :: What is close vowel?

a vowel sound made with your tongue near the top of your mouth

3 :: What is glottal stop?

a sound made by stopping air as it passes through your throat. In some varieties of spoken English a glottal stop is often used instead of a ‘t’ sound in the middle or at the end of a word.

4 :: What is labiovelar?

a sound pronounced with the lips and upper back part of your mouth, for example ‘w’

5 :: What is phonemics noun?

the study of the phonemes of a language

6 :: What is primary stress noun?

the strongest emphasis in a word of two or more syllables when it is spoken. For example, when you say the word ‘fantastic’ the primary stress is on the middle syllable ‘tas’. Primary stress is marked in this dictionary.

7 :: What is plosive noun?

a sound that you make by quickly stopping your breath leaving your mouth and then suddenly letting it go again. The sounds ‘k’, ‘p’, and ‘t’ are plosives.

8 :: What is sibilant adjective?

formal making a sound like the letters ‘s’ or ‘sh’

9 :: What is tone noun?

linguistics the degree to which the sound of a word or part of a word is high or low

10 :: What is voiceless adjective?

voiceless sounds are produced without passing air over your vocal cords

11 :: What is weak adjective?

linguistics a weak word, or a weak part of a word, is not emphasized when you say the word

12 :: What is stress verb?

linguistics to pronounce a particular word or syllable (=part of a word) more loudly or with greater force than other words or syllables

13 :: What is phonic adjective?

linguistics relating to the sounds used in speech, or to the study of these sounds

14 :: What is long adjective?

linguistics a long vowel is a vowel that is pronounced for a longer time than most other vowels

15 :: What is front?

linguistics a front vowel is made in the front part of your mouth

16 :: What is assonance?

the repeating of sounds in words that are close together, especially in poetry, for example ‘I tried to light the fire’

17 :: What is affricate?

A sound used in speech that is like the ‘ch’ sound in ‘church’ or the ‘j’ sound in ‘judge’

18 :: What is vowel noun?

linguistics a sound that you make when you speak without closing your mouth or throat

19 :: What is stress mark noun?

a mark that shows which part of a word is pronounced with most emphasis

20 :: What is retroflex adjective?

pronounced with the end of your tongue bent backwards

21 :: What is open vowel noun?

a vowel that you pronounce with your tongue on the bottom of your mouth

22 :: What is fricative?

a speech sound that is made by pushing air out through a small space between your teeth and your tongue or lips, or between your tongue and palate (=the inside upper part of your mouth). ‘F’, ‘z’, and ‘th’ are fricatives.

23 :: What is alveolar?

a consonant sound such as ‘l’, ‘d’, ‘n’, or ‘t’, made with the tongue touching the skin behind your top front teeth

24 :: What is glottal?

a glottal sound is one that you make in speaking when you partly or completely stop air as it passes through the throat

25 :: What is nasal noun?

a speech sound such as ‘m’ or ‘n’ that is produced mainly through your nose