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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) Phonetics
B) Phonology
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) Minimal pair
B) Allophone
C) Syllable
  • 4. 4. What is an example of a minimal pair?
A) “spin” and “spun”
B) “sip” and “zip”
C) “friendship” and “freshnip”
  • 5. What is the process called when a sound becomes similar to a neighboring sound?
A) Elision
B) Epenthesis
C) Assimilation
  • 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) “comfortable” pronounced as “comftable”
B) “athlete” pronounced as “ath-a-lete”
C) “ask” pronounced as “aks”
  • 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) Stressing the word “record” as a noun
C) Organizing syllable patterns like CV and CVC
  • 10. What does phonotactics govern?
A) Rules for allowable sound combinations in a language
B) Abstract sound patterns in phonology
C) Rules for stress and intonation
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