fixed expressionfixed expression n
see routine
fixed ratio deletion n
also nthword deletion
see cloze test
fixed response item n
see test item
fixed stress n
stresswhich occurs regularly on the same syllable in a word in a particular
language.
Languages which rigidly follow a fixed stress pattern are rare. There are
always exceptions to the rule but Hungarian, for instance, usually stresses
the first syllable of a word, and Polish usually stresses the second syllable
from the end of a word (the penultimate syllable).
see also free stress
flap n
also tap
an articulation in which the tongue briefly touches a firm surface of the
mouth once. An alveolarflap allophoneof /t / is heard in many
American pronunciations of words such as little,city,dirty, while in British
English the /r/ in veryis such a flap or tap.
see also frictionless continuant, manner of articulation, place of
articulation, roll
flashcard n
(in language teaching) a card with words, sentences, or pictures on it, used
as an aid or cuein a language lesson.
FLES n
an abbreviation for foreign languages in the elementary school
floor effect n
see boundary effect
fluency nfluent adj
the features which give speech the qualities of being natural and normal,
including native-like use of pausing, rhythm, intonation, stress, rate of
speaking, and use of interjections and interruptions. If speech disorders