Borrowed Words in Japanese
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Which language has borrowed a lot of words from English?

  • Japanese (correct)
  • German
  • Spanish
  • French

    • What does the example of 'baseball' becoming 'be:subo:ru' in Japanese tell us about the phonetic inventory in Japanese?

  • Japanese does not have the 'l' sound
  • Japanese does not borrow words from English
  • Japanese has a similar pronunciation for the 'l' sound
  • Japanese has a different pronunciation for the 'l' sound (correct)

    • What is the study of rules for putting together sounds called?

  • Phonetics
  • Syntax
  • Morphology
  • Phonology (correct)

    • Which language has a word for 'mercury' starting with the sequence 'rt'?

    <p>Russian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does knowledge of phonology help determine?

    <p>The sound patterns in a language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the word 'frottle'?

    <p>It is not a possible word in English</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can we learn about the inventories of other languages by looking at 'borrowed words'?

    <p>The phonetic inventory of those languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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