Questões de Concurso Sobre aspectos linguísticos | linguistic aspects em inglês

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Q4139556 Inglês
Considerando que alguns pares de palavras em inglês diferem apenas em um segmento sonoro, o que é essencial para distinguir diferenças no significado, qual dos seguintes pares exemplifica uma discrepância na pronúncia?  
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Q4103525 Inglês
Para responder à questão, leia o texto abaixo.

Today's quick review: Marauders.

    Jeffrey Hubert (Bruce Willis), the president of a national chain of banks, comes under fire when a violent crew of robbers begins targeting his banks. Special Agent Montgomery (Christopher Meloni) of the FBI takes over the investigation f rom Sergeant tr/ims (Johnathon Schaech), a crooked Cincinnati cop. But as he dlgs deeper into the case, Montgomery learns that Hubert is involved in a much larger conspiracy.
    Marauders is an action thriller about a series oÍ bank robberies with an ulterior motive. Marauders places emphasis on its plot. The investigation takes Montgomery and his team (Adrian Grenier, Dave Bautista, and Lydia Hull) through the remains of a years-old conspiracy, uncovering puzzle after puzzle as they dig for the truth. The movie's expansive mystery, moment-to-moment thrills, and solid pacing make it fine choice for the right viewer.
    However, Marauders' main shortcoming is that it is too complicated for the type of story it is trying to tell. Instead of a streamlined investigation with one or two red herrings and a carefully prepared twist, Marauders tries to manage a sprawling conspiracy that involves numerous characters, hidden motives, and coincidences. As a result, the pieces never combine into a compelling whole, and the movie's best ideas have no room to breathe.
    Marauders is a serviceable pick for fans of the action genre. The action scenes are adequate, the mystery is interesting enough to drive the plot, and the cast does a fine job with the material they are given. Still, Marauders has a lot of missed potential when it comes to streamlinging its plot, and it faces stiff competition from other movies in the genre, making it a hard sell for more exacting viewers.
    For a bank robbery action thriller in a similar vein, try Den of Thieves, Triple 9, or Takers. For a more personal crime drama about a bank robbery, try The Town. For a bank job with a smarter plot, try Inside Man. For an action thriller with a better conspiracy, try Shooter. For a more powerful cat-and-mouse game, try Law Abiding Citizen.

Fonte: https://sleig htoffi I m.com/marauders/
In the third paragraph, the critic states: Instead of a streamlined investigation with one or two red herrings and a carefully prepared twist, Marauders tries to manage a sprawling conspiracy that involves numerous characters, hidden motives, and coincidences. Considering this, mark the CORRECT alternative. 
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Q4080551 Inglês

Read the groups of words bellow:


I.Basically − medicine − calculator.


II.Accurate − democracy − translation.


III.Comfortable − wardrobe − technique.


Which group or groups of words have the stressed syllable at the beginning?

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Q4050520 Inglês
 A fonética e a fonologia da língua inglesa tratam da produção e organização dos sons, incluindo a tonicidade das palavras e os padrões de entonação. Acerca deste tema, registre V, para as afirmativas verdadeiras, e F, para as falsas:
(__) O fonema presente em "think," é uma fricativa dental desvocalizada (voiceless), enquanto o fonema presente em "this," é uma fricativa dental vocalizada (voiced).
(__) O fenômeno do "schwa" é o som vocálico mais frequente em inglês, ocorrendo exclusivamente em sílabas tônicas para garantir a clareza da pronúncia acadêmica.
(__) A entonação descendente (falling intonation) é o padrão típico de perguntas interrogativas iniciadas por pronomes "wh-" (quem, onde, por que), em contextos neutros.
(__) Palavras heterônimas, como "record" (substantivo) e "record" (verbo), diferenciam-se fonologicamente pela posição do acento tônico, que recai na primeira e na segunda sílaba, respectivamente.

Após análise, assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência CORRETA dos itens acima, de cima para baixo: 
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Q4028362 Inglês
Brazilian learners of English often transfer pronunciation patterns from Portuguese. One common difficulty involves the pronunciation of the letter “h,” which in English usually represents the sound /h/ (as in house) at the beginning of words. Which word illustrates this pronunciation? 
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Q4028361 Inglês
In English, the past tense ending -ed may be pronounced /t/, /d/, or /ɪd/.
Identify the group of verbs in which the -ed ending is pronounced /t/. 
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Q4028350 Inglês
In English pronunciation, the letter “g” may have two different sounds. For example, it has a hard sound /g/ in go and a soft sound /dʒ/ in giant.
Identify the group in which the letter “g” is pronounced with the soft sound /dʒ/.
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Q4024012 Inglês
The divergence between spoken and written English is characterized by differences in lexical density, clausal complexity, and the use of deictic expressions. Based on the linguistic features of "Spoken Grammar" as described in corpus-based studies, choose the CORRECT alternative.
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Q4024010 Inglês
Cohesion in English is achieved through grammatical and lexical devices, as categorized in the seminal work by Halliday and Hasan. Regarding the use of substitution and ellipsis as cohesive mechanisms in discourse, mark T for True or F for False:

(__) Substitution involves the replacement of one linguistic item by another, such as using "one" to replace a previously mentioned noun.
(__) Ellipsis can be defined as "substitution by zero," where a clause or part of it is omitted because it is understood from the context.
(__) Lexical cohesion is strictly limited to the repetition of the exact same word throughout a paragraph to maintain thematic unity.
(__) Anaphoric reference occurs when a pronoun refers forward to a noun that will only be introduced in the subsequent chapter of the book.

After analysis, choose the alternative that presents the CORRECT sequence:
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Q4020431 Inglês
The phonological system of English involves distinctions related to sound production, stress patterns, and pronunciation rules. Considering these aspects, mark the CORRECT alternative. 
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Q4020424 Inglês
Stylistics deals with the variation in language use according to context, purpose, and audience. Mark the CORRECT alternative.
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Q4012174 Inglês
A teacher designs a listening test with speakers from Nigeria, India, Scotland and Singapore to reflect international use of English. Mark the CORRECT statement about English as a lingua franca in classroom listening. 
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Q3998584 Inglês
Read Text III and answer the following question.


Text III 

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Adapted from https://nurseryrhymescollections.com /lyrics/what-are-little-boys-made-of.html
“That’s” in “That's what little girls are made of” can be used as an example of: 
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Q3989984 Inglês

In English pronunciation, the definite article “the” has two possible pronunciations:



• It is pronounced /ðə/ (“thuh”) before consonant sounds.


• It is pronounced /ðiː/ (“thee”) before vowel sounds.



Choose the alternative in which “the” must be pronounced /ðiː/ in all the expressions below. 

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Q3989982 Inglês

In the Simple Past tense, the ending -ed can be pronounced as /t/, /d/, or /ɪd/.



Choose the alternative in which all the verbs have their -ed ending pronounced as /t/.

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Q3955808 Inglês
The (IPA) International Phonetic Association was founded in 1886. This association’s mission is to “promote the scientific study of phonetics”. The terms: /ˈteɪ.bəl/ - /əˈplen.ti/ - /ɡreɪs/ - /smuːð// are the phonetic transcriptions of the respectively words: 
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Q3928967 Inglês
In the study of truth-conditional semantics, the relationship between two propositions can be defined by the notion of entailment. Consider the following sentences:
1. Julian managed to renovate the old Victorian mansion.
2. Julian renovated the old Victorian mansion.
Based on the semantic properties of the verb "manage", it is correct to assert that:
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Q3928321 Inglês
Check the option in which the -ed ending sound of the verbs in the past has the same pronunciation as in the underlined verb of the sentence: “She laughed at him.”
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Q3928320 Inglês
Check the option in which the third person -s ending sound of the verbs has the same pronunciation as in the underlined verb of the sentence, “She dances every day.”
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Q3928293 Inglês
Choose the sentence that is NOT correct.
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Respostas
1: D
2: C
3: A
4: C
5: A
6: A
7: A
8: B
9: C
10: B
11: D
12: B
13: E
14: A
15: D
16: D
17: B
18: D
19: B
20: B