Questions and Answers
Which sounds in English are allophones of the same phoneme?
[k] and [kh]
Which sounds are aspirated when they appear in initial position in English?
Both [k] and [kh]
Do English speakers consider aspirated and unaspirated stops as the same?
Yes, they do
Do speakers of Hindi treat [p] and [ph] as the same?
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What does the phonemic distribution of [k], [kh], [g] in English allow us to do?
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What is the difference between allophones and phonemes?
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What do the examples from Hindi in the text demonstrate?
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Study Notes
Phonemes and Allophones in English and Hindi
- In English, [p], [ph], [b], and [bh] are allophones of the same phoneme /p/.
- In English, [k], [kh], [t], and [th] are aspirated when they appear in initial position.
- English speakers consider aspirated and unaspirated stops as the same phoneme.
- In Hindi, speakers treat [p] and [ph] as different phonemes.
- The phonemic distribution of [k], [kh], and [g] in English allows us to ignore the difference in aspiration.
- Allophones are variations of a phoneme that do not change the meaning of a word, while phonemes are distinct sounds that change the meaning of a word.
- The examples from Hindi demonstrate that languages can treat aspirated and unaspirated stops differently, and that what may be allophones in one language can be phonemes in another.
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