Phonetics – These are a few of your favorite things!

1. These are a few of your favorite things!What are these words?

a. [flæʃkɑrd]b. [dʒɔɪfəl]c. [lɜrnɪŋ]d. [fæmə li] fæmli]e. [rɪpɛər]f. [skwawsh]g. [sʌmər]h. [mit]i. [ʃuz]j. [flaʊərz]k. [skul]l. [mjuzɪk]

2. Phonetics practice exercise (fill in the blanks)a. God = [ _ɒ_ ]b. Camels = [_ æ _ ə _ _ ]c. Animals = [æ _ ə _ ə _ _ ]d. Cartoons =[ _ ɑ _ _ u _ _ ]e. Jesus = [ _ _ I _ ə _ ]f. Singing = [ _ ɪ _ ɪ _ ]g. English = [ɪ_ _ _ ɪ_]h. peach = [ _ _ _ _ ]i. Cheese = [_ _ _ _ ]

Fields of linguistics

1. Fill in this table with the right answers. Try to write it in your own words. If you are studying with someone else, compare your answers with them.

Field of linguistics Definition Example of what it studies …

Phonetics

Phonology

Morphology

Syntax

Semantics

Historical linguistics

Philology

Comparative linguistics

Sociolinguistics

Psycholinguistics

Neurolinguistics

Computational linguistics