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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which organ is the principal source of the airstream used for most English speech sounds?
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Explanation:
• Most English speech sounds use a pulmonic egressive airstream initiated by the lungs.
• Air is pushed outward through the trachea and then modified in the larynx and vocal tract.
• The tongue, nasal cavity and hard palate shape sounds, but they do not normally initiate the airstream.
• Pulmonic egressive production is the dominant airstream mechanism in English.
• Air is pushed outward through the trachea and then modified in the larynx and vocal tract.
• The tongue, nasal cavity and hard palate shape sounds, but they do not normally initiate the airstream.
• Pulmonic egressive production is the dominant airstream mechanism in English.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
The opening between the vocal folds is called the:
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Explanation:
• The glottis is the space between the vocal folds in the larynx.
• Its size and configuration affect voicing and the production of glottal sounds.
• The alveolar ridge lies behind the upper front teeth, while the velum is the soft palate.
• The pharynx is the cavity above the larynx and behind the oral cavity.
• Its size and configuration affect voicing and the production of glottal sounds.
• The alveolar ridge lies behind the upper front teeth, while the velum is the soft palate.
• The pharynx is the cavity above the larynx and behind the oral cavity.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which statement best describes the production of a voiced sound?
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Explanation:
• A voiced sound is produced when the vocal folds are brought close enough to vibrate under the pressure of outgoing air.
• Voicing is a laryngeal property and does not require one fixed oral articulation.
• Tongue and lip positions determine place and manner, not voicing by themselves.
• English pairs such as /s/ and /z/ differ primarily in voicing.
• Voicing is a laryngeal property and does not require one fixed oral articulation.
• Tongue and lip positions determine place and manner, not voicing by themselves.
• English pairs such as /s/ and /z/ differ primarily in voicing.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which speech organ functions as the principal active articulator in producing a wide range of consonants and vowels?
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Explanation:
• The tongue is the most versatile active articulator in the vocal tract.
• Its tip, blade, front, back and root participate in different articulations.
• It helps determine consonantal place and also vowel height and backness.
• The upper teeth, hard palate and alveolar ridge usually function as passive articulators.
• Its tip, blade, front, back and root participate in different articulations.
• It helps determine consonantal place and also vowel height and backness.
• The upper teeth, hard palate and alveolar ridge usually function as passive articulators.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
The sound /p/ is best classified as a:
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Explanation:
• /p/ is bilabial because both lips form the closure.
• It is a plosive because the airstream is completely blocked and then released.
• It is voiceless because the vocal folds do not vibrate during its basic articulation.
• /b/ is the corresponding voiced bilabial plosive.
• It is a plosive because the airstream is completely blocked and then released.
• It is voiceless because the vocal folds do not vibrate during its basic articulation.
• /b/ is the corresponding voiced bilabial plosive.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Which consonant is a voiced alveolar plosive?
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Explanation:
• /d/ is voiced because it is normally produced with vocal-fold vibration.
• It is alveolar because the tongue tip or blade contacts the alveolar ridge.
• It is a plosive because oral closure is followed by release.
• /k/ is a voiceless velar plosive, /f/ is a voiceless labiodental fricative and /m/ is a voiced bilabial nasal.
• It is alveolar because the tongue tip or blade contacts the alveolar ridge.
• It is a plosive because oral closure is followed by release.
• /k/ is a voiceless velar plosive, /f/ is a voiceless labiodental fricative and /m/ is a voiced bilabial nasal.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which consonant is produced by placing the lower lip against the upper teeth while allowing friction?
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Explanation:
• /f/ is a voiceless labiodental fricative.
• Labiodental articulation involves the lower lip and upper teeth.
• Friction is produced by forcing air through the narrow passage between these articulators.
• /θ/ is dental, /s/ is alveolar and /ʃ/ is postalveolar.
• Labiodental articulation involves the lower lip and upper teeth.
• Friction is produced by forcing air through the narrow passage between these articulators.
• /θ/ is dental, /s/ is alveolar and /ʃ/ is postalveolar.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which pair consists entirely of nasal consonants in English?
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Explanation:
• /m/ and /ŋ/ are nasal consonants because the velum is lowered and air escapes through the nose.
• /m/ is bilabial, whereas /ŋ/ is velar.
• /p/ and /b/ are plosives, /l/ and /r/ are approximant-type sounds, and /s/ and /z/ are fricatives.
• English has three principal nasal phonemes: /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/.
• /m/ is bilabial, whereas /ŋ/ is velar.
• /p/ and /b/ are plosives, /l/ and /r/ are approximant-type sounds, and /s/ and /z/ are fricatives.
• English has three principal nasal phonemes: /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
A consonant produced with complete closure followed by a sudden release is classified as a:
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Explanation:
• A plosive involves complete blockage of the oral airstream and a subsequent release.
• English plosives include /p, b, t, d, k, g/.
• Fricatives involve continuous friction, approximants involve little or no audible friction, and nasals direct air through the nose.
• Manner of articulation describes how the airstream is modified.
• English plosives include /p, b, t, d, k, g/.
• Fricatives involve continuous friction, approximants involve little or no audible friction, and nasals direct air through the nose.
• Manner of articulation describes how the airstream is modified.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which sound is a voiceless dental fricative?
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Explanation:
• /θ/ is produced with the tongue at or near the teeth and with friction in the outgoing air.
• It is voiceless because the vocal folds do not vibrate.
• /ð/ is the corresponding voiced dental fricative.
• /z/ is a voiced alveolar fricative and /t/ is a voiceless alveolar plosive.
• It is voiceless because the vocal folds do not vibrate.
• /ð/ is the corresponding voiced dental fricative.
• /z/ is a voiced alveolar fricative and /t/ is a voiceless alveolar plosive.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Which feature distinguishes vowels from consonants most fundamentally in articulatory phonetics?
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Explanation:
• Vowels are produced with a relatively open vocal tract and without a constriction that causes plosion or turbulent friction.
• Consonants characteristically involve a greater degree of obstruction.
• Many consonants are voiced, and vowels may occur in both stressed and unstressed syllables.
• Lip rounding is relevant to some vowels but is not a defining property of all vowels.
• Consonants characteristically involve a greater degree of obstruction.
• Many consonants are voiced, and vowels may occur in both stressed and unstressed syllables.
• Lip rounding is relevant to some vowels but is not a defining property of all vowels.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
In the description of vowels, the terms close and open refer primarily to:
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Explanation:
• Close and open describe vowel height, especially the vertical position of the tongue body.
• In a close vowel, the tongue is raised relatively high; in an open vowel, it is relatively low.
• Frontness and backness describe the horizontal position of the tongue.
• Lip rounding and voicing are separate dimensions of vowel description.
• In a close vowel, the tongue is raised relatively high; in an open vowel, it is relatively low.
• Frontness and backness describe the horizontal position of the tongue.
• Lip rounding and voicing are separate dimensions of vowel description.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which of the following is a diphthong in standard British pronunciation?
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Explanation:
• /aɪ/ is a diphthong because its articulation glides from one vowel quality toward another within one syllable.
• It occurs in words such as time in standard British pronunciation.
• /iː/, /æ/ and /ʌ/ are treated as monophthongs in conventional descriptions.
• A diphthong is a single syllabic vowel movement, not a sequence of two separate syllables.
• It occurs in words such as time in standard British pronunciation.
• /iː/, /æ/ and /ʌ/ are treated as monophthongs in conventional descriptions.
• A diphthong is a single syllabic vowel movement, not a sequence of two separate syllables.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which statement about cardinal vowels is correct?
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Explanation:
• Cardinal vowels form an idealized reference system for locating vowel qualities in the vowel space.
• They are not identical with the vowel inventory of any one language.
• Phoneticians use them as auditory and articulatory benchmarks for comparison.
• The system is associated especially with Daniel Jones.
• They are not identical with the vowel inventory of any one language.
• Phoneticians use them as auditory and articulatory benchmarks for comparison.
• The system is associated especially with Daniel Jones.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Consider the following statements. Statement I: A bilabial sound is articulated with both lips. Statement II: A velar sound is articulated with the tongue back approaching or contacting the soft palate. Which option is correct?
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Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because bilabial articulation uses the upper and lower lips, as in /p, b, m/.
• Statement II is correct because velar articulation involves the back of the tongue and the velum, as in /k, g, ŋ/.
• Both statements accurately define places of articulation.
• Therefore, both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
• Statement II is correct because velar articulation involves the back of the tongue and the velum, as in /k, g, ŋ/.
• Both statements accurately define places of articulation.
• Therefore, both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Which of the following statements are correct? 1. /s/ is a voiceless alveolar fricative. 2. /z/ is a voiced alveolar fricative. 3. /m/ is a voiceless bilabial nasal. 4. /k/ is a voiceless velar plosive.
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Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because /s/ is produced at the alveolar ridge with friction and without voicing.
• Statement 2 is correct because /z/ has the same general place and manner but is voiced.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because /m/ is normally voiced, not voiceless.
• Statement 4 is correct because /k/ is a voiceless velar plosive.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
• Statement 2 is correct because /z/ has the same general place and manner but is voiced.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because /m/ is normally voiced, not voiceless.
• Statement 4 is correct because /k/ is a voiceless velar plosive.
• Therefore, statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Assertion: /t/ and /d/ have the same place and manner of articulation in English. Reason: /t/ is voiceless, whereas /d/ is voiced.
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Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because both /t/ and /d/ are alveolar plosives.
• The Reason is also correct because /t/ is voiceless and /d/ is voiced.
• However, the voicing difference does not explain why they share the same place and manner.
• Therefore, both are correct, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
• The Reason is also correct because /t/ is voiceless and /d/ is voiced.
• However, the voicing difference does not explain why they share the same place and manner.
• Therefore, both are correct, but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Match List I with List II. List I: 1. /p/ 2. /v/ 3. /n/ 4. /k/. List II: a. Voiceless velar plosive b. Voiced alveolar nasal c. Voiceless bilabial plosive d. Voiced labiodental fricative.
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Explanation:
• /p/ matches c because it is a voiceless bilabial plosive.
• /v/ matches d because it is a voiced labiodental fricative.
• /n/ matches b because it is a voiced alveolar nasal.
• /k/ matches a because it is a voiceless velar plosive.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a.
• /v/ matches d because it is a voiced labiodental fricative.
• /n/ matches b because it is a voiced alveolar nasal.
• /k/ matches a because it is a voiceless velar plosive.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which pair differs primarily in voicing while sharing the same place and manner of articulation?
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Explanation:
• /f/ and /v/ are both labiodental fricatives.
• /f/ is voiceless, whereas /v/ is voiced.
• The other pairs differ in place of articulation rather than only in voicing.
• Such pairs are commonly described as voiceless and voiced counterparts.
• /f/ is voiceless, whereas /v/ is voiced.
• The other pairs differ in place of articulation rather than only in voicing.
• Such pairs are commonly described as voiceless and voiced counterparts.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
In phonetic transcription, square brackets are conventionally used to enclose:
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Explanation:
• Square brackets conventionally mark phonetic transcription, especially when actual pronunciation details are represented.
• Slant brackets are typically used for phonemic or broad representations.
• Ordinary spelling is not normally enclosed in phonetic brackets.
• The distinction helps separate concrete speech realizations from abstract phonological units.
• Slant brackets are typically used for phonemic or broad representations.
• Ordinary spelling is not normally enclosed in phonetic brackets.
• The distinction helps separate concrete speech realizations from abstract phonological units.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
A learner pronounces the initial sound of ship with the tongue blade near the postalveolar region and with turbulent airflow. Which classification is correct?
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Explanation:
• The initial sound of ship is /ʃ/.
• It is postalveolar because the constriction is made just behind the alveolar ridge.
• It is a fricative because the narrowed passage creates turbulent airflow.
• It is voiceless because the vocal folds do not normally vibrate during its articulation.
• It is postalveolar because the constriction is made just behind the alveolar ridge.
• It is a fricative because the narrowed passage creates turbulent airflow.
• It is voiceless because the vocal folds do not normally vibrate during its articulation.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which sound is produced with the velum lowered so that air can escape through the nasal cavity?
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Explanation:
• /n/ is a nasal consonant produced with oral closure at the alveolar ridge and a lowered velum.
• Lowering the velum opens the passage to the nasal cavity.
• /s/, /l/ and /t/ are normally oral sounds because the velum is raised.
• Nasality depends on the state of the velopharyngeal passage.
• Lowering the velum opens the passage to the nasal cavity.
• /s/, /l/ and /t/ are normally oral sounds because the velum is raised.
• Nasality depends on the state of the velopharyngeal passage.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which option correctly orders the stages in the production of a typical pulmonic egressive speech sound?
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Explanation:
• In a pulmonic egressive mechanism, the lungs initiate outward airflow.
• The air then passes through the trachea and larynx, where voicing may occur.
• Finally, the oral and nasal cavities shape the sound through articulation and resonance.
• The vocal folds modify the airstream but do not normally initiate it.
• The air then passes through the trachea and larynx, where voicing may occur.
• Finally, the oral and nasal cavities shape the sound through articulation and resonance.
• The vocal folds modify the airstream but do not normally initiate it.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Which statement gives the most accurate distinction between broad and narrow transcription?
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Explanation:
• Broad transcription generally records phonemes and major contrasts without every predictable detail.
• Narrow transcription can include aspiration, nasalization, devoicing and other fine phonetic properties.
• Both may use symbols from the International Phonetic Alphabet.
• The difference concerns the degree of detail, not a division between spelling, grammar, vowels or consonants.
• Narrow transcription can include aspiration, nasalization, devoicing and other fine phonetic properties.
• Both may use symbols from the International Phonetic Alphabet.
• The difference concerns the degree of detail, not a division between spelling, grammar, vowels or consonants.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which option presents the most accurate integrated classification of /dʒ/ in standard English?
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Explanation:
• /dʒ/ is voiced because vocal-fold vibration normally accompanies its production.
• It is postalveolar because the main constriction occurs behind the alveolar ridge.
• It is an affricate because it begins with complete closure and releases into friction at approximately the same place.
• It occurs initially in words such as judge and general.
• It is postalveolar because the main constriction occurs behind the alveolar ridge.
• It is an affricate because it begins with complete closure and releases into friction at approximately the same place.
• It occurs initially in words such as judge and general.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. The lungs సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. Glottis సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. The vocal folds vibrate as air passes through the glottis సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. The tongue సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. Voiceless bilabial plosive సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. /d/ సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. /f/ సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. /m/ and /ŋ/ సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. Plosive సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. /θ/ సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. Vowels are produced without a complete closure or friction-producing narrowing in the vocal tract సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. The vertical position of the tongue సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. /aɪ/ సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. They are reference points used to describe and compare vowel qualities సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct సమాధానం: A.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: B. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: B.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: B.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: C. 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a సమాధానం: C.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: D. /f/ and /v/ సమాధానం: D.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: A. Detailed phonetic representations సమాధానం: A.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: C. Voiceless postalveolar fricative సమాధానం: C.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: D. /n/ సమాధానం: D.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: A. Air is expelled from the lungs, passes through the larynx, and is shaped in the vocal tract సమాధానం: A.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: B. Broad transcription records major contrastive units, whereas narrow transcription adds fine phonetic detail సమాధానం: B.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: C. Voiced postalveolar affricate సమాధానం: C.