Different types of sentences distinguished by intonation alone are called

a) syntactical types;

b) communicative types;

c) parenthesis.

22. In speech a phoneme performs three functions. Answer the question:

Which of the below-given functions does not characterize a phoneme?

a) distinctive;

b) communicative;

c) constitutive;

d) recognitive.

The phonetic term, which cannot be used to characterize word accent in the English language, is

a) dynamic;

b) free;

c) musical.

The pitch of the voice may be changed through widening and narrowing the range of the voice. The widening of the range is used to express

a) horror, disgust;

b) joy, happiness, indignation;

c) aversion.

25. Answer the question: Which of the following degrees of word stress is characteristic only for American English?

a) primary;

b) secondary;

c) tertiary.

Statements pronounced with the falling-rising tone

a) sound weighty and emphatic;

b) carry implication;

c) show that the speaker is greatly impressed.

Unstressed or partly stressed syllables (or a syllable) that follow the nucleus of the intonation group are called

a) subsidiary;

b) tail;

c) segmental.

28. Choose the variant which is not correct: Positional allophones appear as a result of

a) assimilation:

b) adaptation;

c) accommodation;

d) elision.

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