LNGS 401 Phonology Overview

Which of the following best describes the primary focus of phonological study within this course, as specified in the provided material?

What common characteristic unites prosodic units, distinguishing them from other phonological units?

In the hierarchy of phonological units, which of these options is the most basic unit?

Why are stress, tone, and intonation termed 'suprasegmental features'?

According to the lecture, at which levels of linguistic analysis are units like morphemes, words, phrases and sentences considered in phonological analysis?

Which units of phonology, apart from segments, are classified under prosody?

What three basic issues are investigated in phonology, as described in the lecture?

What specific aspect of segments (vowels and consonants) is emphasized as a review topic in the lecture, in reference to previous learning?

In phonology, what is the primary role of meaning when analyzing sounds?

If substituting one sound for another within a word results in a change in the word's meaning, what does this indicate about the two sounds?

In the context of phonemic analysis, what does it mean if replacing one sound with another in a word does not alter its meaning?

Which of the following best describes the relationship between phonetic and phonological differences as explained in the content?

What aspect of sounds are we studying when considering distribution of sounds in words?

Which criterion is used to judge if /t/ and /ɾ/ are two allophones of English?

Within phonology, what does the study of sound patterning primarily refer to?

What are the key features of phonological analysis as opposed to phonetic analysis?

According to the analogy about water, what determines the different states (solid, liquid, gas) of water?

In the context of phonological rules, what does 'elsewhere' typically represent when defining the default realization of an allophone?

When formulating a phonological rule, how is the 'default realization' of a phoneme typically identified?

What is the key characteristic of allophones of the same phoneme regarding their environments?

In the rule example provided (related to the states of water), what does the notation '[water (liquid)] / elsewhere' signify?

What is the main purpose of using the water analogy when discussing phonological rule writing?

According to the content, which is the 'normal' state of water?

What can be said of the relationship between the sounds [t] and [ɾ] in American English, based on the content?

What characterizes a distinctive feature in phonology?

Which feature is considered redundant in vowel sounds?

How do distinctive features influence a minimal set of words?

Which of the following is true about redundant features?

What happens when the voicing of a vowel is changed in most languages?

Which feature distinguishes the vowels /i/ and /ɛ/?

In the example of voiced consonants, which feature is responsible for a change in meaning when articulated differently?

How does aspirating a voiceless plosive affect its pronunciation?

What are distinctive features in phonology used for?

What is the role of surface representation (SR) in phonology?

How is the underlying representation (UR) characterized?

Which statement best defines a phonological rule?

What do redundant features in surface representation imply?

Which example correctly illustrates the rule stating how English vowels are nasalized?

Which notation correctly represents a phonological rule in its segmental form?

Which concept best describes the process of indicating predictable sound behaviors in human interactions?

What is the role of distinctive features in phonological analysis?

Which of the following best represents a redundant feature in phonological terms?

Why are certain phonological features considered redundant when describing segments?

How is a surface representation different from an underlying representation in phonology?

In the context of phonological analysis, why is it important to identify whether a vowel is high or low?

What would be a defining characteristic of a vowel that has become devoiced?

Which of the following statements correctly describes the analogy used when discussing redundant features?

Which feature is necessary to describe when discussing any vowel?