In what style is the speed of utterance related to the degree of formality? The formal speech is usually slow, less formal situations entail acceleration of speed.

A) informational

B) academic

C) publicistic

D) declamatory

E) conversational

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The speed of speech is relatively slow , that is why no marked variations in rhythm. Pauses may be different in length, but as distinct from scientific prose, long pauses are more common.

What style do these characteristic features refer to?

A) informational

B) academic

C) publicistic

D) declamatory

E) conversational

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The speed of speech varies from normal to accelerated, but is never fast. is characterized as arhythmic utterance,it is because in accelerated speech rhythm is less regular.

Pauses are predominantly short, hesitation pauses are to be avoided.

What style do these characteristic features refer to?

A) A) informational

B) academic (reading any scientific prose)

C) publicistic

D) academic ( reading a lecture)

E) conversational

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Within this style More important are characterized by slower speed, less important parts are pronounced at greater speed than usual. The speaker makes use of alternating rhythmic patterns, differing in length. What style do these characteristic features refer to?

A) informational

B) academic(reading any scientific prose)

C) publicistic

D) declamatory

E) academic ( reading a lecture)

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Vocalic [3:], consonantal [m] or mixed [3:m]. Are …

A) symbols for sounds produced by animals

B) allopphonic transcription

C) filled pauses

D)short pauses

E) medium pauses

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Normal or slow speed of utterance and regular rhythm. Intonation groups tend to be short, duration of pauses varies from medium to long. Short pauses are rather rare.

What style do these characteristic features refer to?

A) informational

B) academic(reading any scientific prose)

C) publicistic

D) declamatory

E) academic ( reading a lecture)

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Post nuclear unstressed or partially stressed syllables are called....

A) tail

B)nucleus

C)head

D)pre-head

E)pitch range

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Te last stressed syllable of the intonation pattern on which the pitch movement changes is called ... .

A) tail

B)nucleus

C)head

D)pre-head

E)pitch range

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A section of an intonation pattern that stretches from the first stressed syllable up the nuclear tone is .... .

A) tail

B)nucleus

C)head

D)pre-head

E)pitch range

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Unstressed or partially stressed syllables which precede the head are called .. .

A) tail

B)nucleus

C)head

D)pre-head

E)pitch range

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The interval between two pitch levels is called ... .

A) tail

B)nucleus

C)head

D)pre-head

E)pitch range

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If the voice moves down by slides within stressed syllables the head is called... .

A)scandent

B)stepping

C)falling

D)broken descending

E)sliding

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When the stressed syllables move down by steps intervening unstressed syllables fall down, continuing the descending direction the head is called... .

A)scandent

B)stepping

C)falling

D)broken descending

E)sliding

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When the syllables can move down by steps the head is called... .

A)scandent

B)stepping

C)falling

D)broken descending

E)sliding

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If the unstressed syllables move upand pronounced higher than stressed syllables the head is called... .

A)scandent

B)stepping

C)falling

D)broken descending

E)sliding

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A combination of two or more heads is called... head .

A)scandent

B)stepping

C)falling

D)heterogeneous

E)sliding

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A silent pause at an unexpected point calls the listener’ attention and may serve the speaker’s aim to bring out some words within…. style.

A) informational

B) academic(reading any scientific prose)

C) publicistic

D) declamatory

E) academic ( reading a lecture)

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How is an intonational style defined ?

A) as a system of signs, emblems,symbols

B) as a system of imitating sounds which is used in accordance with the phonological systems of certain languages.

C) as a system of interrelated intonational means which is used in a certain social sphere and serves a definite aim in communication.

D) as a system of coarticulated elements

E) as a system of varieties of pronunciation in English –speaking countries

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Phonostylistics is concerned with ... .

A) what a person talks about

B) the connection of phonetics with other disciplines.

C) the interest in the subject

D)how a person talks about smth.

E) modification of vowels

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These types of hesitation pauses: vocalic [3:], consonantal [m] or mixed [3:m]. are grouped as …

A) symbols for sounds produced by animals

B) allopphonic transcription

C) filled pauses

D)short pauses

E) medium pauses

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Whose classification of phonetic styles is based on different degrees of formality or rather familiarity between the speaker and the listener?

A)Prof. Galperin

B) Ac. Scherba

C) Philosopher Aristotle

D) Prof. Trubetskoy

E) J.A. Dubovsky

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What is the scientific style?

A) informational

B) academic

C) publicistic

D) declamatory

E) conversational

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Phonostylistics is concerned with …

A)the study of phonetic phenomena and processes from the stylistic point of view

B)intonation group boundaries, pause, phrase

C)what the person talks about

D)fundamental consonant allophones

E)The modification of consonants in connected speech.

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Phonetic synonyms are ….

A)sounds that are able to express certain ideas, feeling, emotions,

B)a combination of speech sounds aiming at imitating natural sounds

C)arrangement of sounds which has an aethetic value.

D)utterance variations, conditioned by numerous extra-linguistic factors.

E) a set of such stylistic devices as irony, metonymy, metaphor

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The phonetic Norm is regarded as …

A) misleading, unrecognizable utterance

B) the source of phonostylistic information

C) the invariant of phonetic patterns circulating in language-in-action at a given period of time.

D) an oral text, recorded on a magnetic tape or its graphical representation on paper.

E) stylistically marked modifications of vowels, consonants, vowel-consonant sequences.

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The following are the examples of phonetic synonyms.

A)good, magnificent, knock out

B)awreddy, t’day’, lemme

C)‘hospitable, interesting, ‘adult

D)probably, suppose, g,by

E)bow-wow, splash, bang

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Euphonology means ….

A)breathy and raspy voice quality or coughing

B) vocal effects lacking any semantic force

C)the primary determinants of the speaker’s identify and purpose

D) combination of intellectual, emotional and volitional intonational patterns

E) to pronounce a word well

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Phonostylisticians are mainly interested in …

A)deviations from norms rather than in norms themselves

B) Basic intonational patterns

C)the utterance emphasized by means of increased sentence-stress and the glottal stop

D) intra- phrasal coordination

E) the use of regular rhythm

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Choose examples of Sound Symbolism.

A)He works . He can work. He was at work.

B)At the bottom of Kent Road. She is the happiest girl.

C) қорс-қорс, oink-oink, хрю-хрю, cock-a-doodle-doo

D) Oh, its wonderful, marvelous heavenly, delightful!

E) lemme, g’by, grammother, rasberry

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Russian sound | л | is …,

A)strident

B)musical

C)a glide

D)sibilant

E)jerky

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What is the scope of euphonology?

A) speech style

B) speech typology

C) status and occupation of the speaker

D) pleasantness and smoothness of sound

E) imitating sounds produced by animals

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