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Which of the following is true about nasalized vowels in English?
Which of the following is true about nasalized vowels in English?
- Nasalized vowels always precede a nasal consonant (correct)
- There is a nasal/non-nasal vowel distinction in English
- Nasalized vowels are marked with a diacritic
- The velum closes off the nasal passageway for nasalized vowels
What are suprasegmentals in phonetics?
What are suprasegmentals in phonetics?
- The individual sounds that make up words
- Phonetic features that are superimposed on top of syllables (correct)
- Individual segments that combine to form syllables
- The break between words in a sentence
Which of the following is an example of a nasalized vowel in French?
Which of the following is an example of a nasalized vowel in French?
- Tired [la]
- Prize [lo]
- Slow [lã] (correct)
- Long [lõ]
What does the velum do during the production of nasalized vowels?
What does the velum do during the production of nasalized vowels?
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Which of the following is true about nasalized vowels in English?
Which of the following is true about nasalized vowels in English?
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What are some examples of suprasegmentals?
What are some examples of suprasegmentals?
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How many syllables are in the word 'elephant'?
How many syllables are in the word 'elephant'?
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What marks syllable boundaries in phonetics?
What marks syllable boundaries in phonetics?
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Which of the following is true about nasalized vowels in English?
Which of the following is true about nasalized vowels in English?
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What is the purpose of clapping as you say a word in phonetics?
What is the purpose of clapping as you say a word in phonetics?
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