英语语音练习试题及含答案.docVIP

英语语音练习题及答案 【篇一：英语语音学课后问答题答案】 the making of (1) /t, d/ p57 /t/ is a voiceless alveolar plosive consonant /d/ is a voiced alveolar plosive consonant /t/ the top of the tongue is raised to touch the teeth ridge or alveolus, the soft palate is raised, so that the nasal resonator is shut off. in this way, a closure is formed between the tip of the tongue and the teeth ridge. then the air from the lung is compressed behind this closure and then suddenly release the closure. the vocal folds are open or wide apart, while the vocal folds vibrate in producing the sound /d/. (2) /s, z/ p62 /s/ is a voiceless blade- alveolar fricative sound /z/ is a voiced alveolar fricative consonant the soft palate is raised, so that the nasal resonator is shut off. the tip and blade of the tongue make a light contact with upper teeth ridge. the air from the lung escapes through the narrow groove in the center of the tongue between the teeth. (3) /n/ p68 /n/ is a voiced alveolar nasal consonant a. lower the soft palate to release the air through the nose; b. put the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth-ridge and upper side teeth; c. keep the teeth slightly parted; d. vibrate the vocal cords. so that the airstream from the lung escapes through the narrow groove in the center of the tongue in producing the sound. (4) /l/ p65 /l/ is a voiced alveolar lateral consonant a. close the nasal cavity by raising the soft palate; b. put the tip of the tongue against the upper front teeth-ridge for clear/l/, the front of the tongue being somewhat depressed; c. hold the air in the middle of the mouth; d. force the air out over both sides or one side of the tongue, making a lateral voiced sound. 2. classify the vowels in different ways. p16-17 the pure vowels can be classified according to different 4 principles. (2) according to the length of the vowels, they are divided into long vowels and short vowels. the pure vowels in transcription with two dots are long vowels. the diphthongs