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Which language has borrowed a lot of words from English?
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?
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?
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'?
Which language has a word for 'mercury' starting with the sequence 'rt'?
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What does knowledge of phonology help determine?
What does knowledge of phonology help determine?
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What does the text suggest about the word 'frottle'?
What does the text suggest about the word 'frottle'?
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What can we learn about the inventories of other languages by looking at 'borrowed words'?
What can we learn about the inventories of other languages by looking at 'borrowed words'?
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