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What is the purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
What is the purpose of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
To represent spoken utterances with one symbol for one sound.
Why do linguists abandon conventional spelling when representing spoken utterances?
Why do linguists abandon conventional spelling when representing spoken utterances?
Conventional spelling often provides little guide to pronunciation.
What is a phoneme?
What is a phoneme?
The smallest segment of sound which can distinguish two words.
What are minimal pairs in linguistics?
What are minimal pairs in linguistics?
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Give an example of a minimal pair from the text.
Give an example of a minimal pair from the text.
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True or false: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) uses only symbols borrowed from the conventional written alphabet.
True or false: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) uses only symbols borrowed from the conventional written alphabet.
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True or false: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) uses a system of notation in which one symbol represents one sound.
True or false: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) uses a system of notation in which one symbol represents one sound.
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True or false: A phoneme is the largest segment of sound which can distinguish two words.
True or false: A phoneme is the largest segment of sound which can distinguish two words.
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True or false: The words 'pet' and 'pit' are an example of minimal pairs.
True or false: The words 'pet' and 'pit' are an example of minimal pairs.
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True or false: The conventional written forms provide a clear guide to pronunciation.
True or false: The conventional written forms provide a clear guide to pronunciation.
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