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CTEL 1: Language and Language Development (Part 1) questions n answers
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CTEL 1: Language and LanguageDevelopment (Part 1)
Phonology - correct answer ✔✔The study of the sounds in languages, particularly the sounds that are
distinct in each particular language and the systems of sounds used in languages.
Phonemes - correct answer ✔✔A unit of sound that is the smallest possible unit of sound in a language.
(Ex. The "b" sound in "book.") _____ are shown by putting them in slashes, as follows: /b/ or /t/. Some
_____ are made up of more than one letter making a single sound, such as "oo" and "th."
Distinguish, 41 - correct answer ✔✔Phonemes are used to _____ words from each other, such as book
and took; the phoneme /b/ and /t/ are the differences between the two words. There are approximately
___ phonemes in the English language. Short words (a, an, or oh) are made of only one phoneme, but
most words are a compilation of individual phonemes.
Intonation - correct answer ✔✔The variance in voice that helps make meaning, such as using a higher
pitch at the end of a question, or by getting louder and more emphatic in an exclamatory sentence. The
changes in both stress and pitch are considered _____.
Pitch - correct answer ✔✔The frequency of a sound wave's vibration. In speech, it describes the
speaker's high or low tone of voice. For example, going UP in _____ is typical at the end of a questioning
sentence.
Modulation - correct answer ✔✔The changing or control of one's frequency during speech, such as
changing from quiet to loud, low-pitched to high-pitched, etc.
Aural Comprehension - correct answer ✔✔A person's ability to understand information received via the
ears.
Digraph - correct answer ✔✔In language, a _____ is a combination of two letters that form one sound.
Examples are th, sh, qu, ch, and ph. Some letter combinations are only _____s in some cases, such as the
th in "method" and the th in "hothouse," where the t and h have distinct sounds.
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