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PHONOLOGY
Contributed by: Duga
  • 1. 1. What is the study of how sounds function and pattern in a language called?
A) Phonology
B) Phonetics
C) Morphology
  • 2. 2. What is the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning?
A) Allophone
B) Morpheme
C) Phoneme
  • 3. 3. What is the term for the variation of a phoneme that does not change meaning?
A) Syllable
B) Minimal pair
C) Allophone
  • 4. 4. What is an example of a minimal pair?
A) “friendship” and “freshnip”
B) “sip” and “zip”
C) “spin” and “spun”
  • 5. What is the process called when a sound becomes similar to a neighboring sound?
A) Assimilation
B) Elision
C) Epenthesis
  • 6. What does epenthesis refer to in phonological processes?
A) Adding a sound
B) Reordering sounds
C) Omitting a sound
  • 7. What is an example of elision?
A) “ask” pronounced as “aks”
B) “athlete” pronounced as “ath-a-lete”
C) “comfortable” pronounced as “comftable”
  • 8. What is the distinctive function of phonology?
A) Differentiating meanings of words through sounds
B) Organizing syllable structures
C) Ensuring effective communication
  • 9. Which of these is an example of structural function in phonology?
A) Asking “You’re coming?” with rising intonation
B) Organizing syllable patterns like CV and CVC
C) Stressing the word “record” as a noun
  • 10. What does phonotactics govern?
A) Abstract sound patterns in phonology
B) Rules for stress and intonation
C) Rules for allowable sound combinations in a language
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