DELTA definitions Study Exam Questions With Advanced Answers.

Fricative - correct answer D a type of consonant sound that is made through a restricted but not completely blocked release of air to create a turbulent airflow. F It can be voiced or unvoiced. Sibilant or labio dental, alveolar consontant sounds. E /f/ /v/ /s/ /z/ Assimilation - correct answer D a phonological process in which a speech sound changes to become more like or identical to another which precedes or follows it. F This can be either progressive or regressive. It can refer to only voicing or devoicing. E Swim the lips are shaped in anticipation for the /w/ sounds when making the /s/. Could you. Good girl, have to. Bound morpheme - correct answer D the smallest unit in language that affects meaning that only occurs attached to other morphemes. F can take the form of a prefix or a suffix, or verb inflection. E s' in speaks. Lexical field - correct answer D also known as a semantic field: the organisation of related words and expressions into a system that shows their relationship to one another. F Can create lexical cohesion. Typical of certain genres like poetry. E skin, pips, fruit, tree, farm, orange, tractor, farmer Mood - correct answer D The feature of the verb that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude. F In English we have three: imperative, indicative and subjunctive. E Nobody call me during the weekend, until death do us part. Audiolingualism - correct answer D A method of second language learning that emphasises the teaching of speaking and listening over reading and writing F discourages the use of the mother tongue, uses dialogues and drills, contrastive analysis. 1960s. Often associated with Berlitz and behaviourism. E Drills and dialogues.