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Phonetics Natural Class Criteria Quiz

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What is the minimal specification that separates one phoneme from another?

[+/- anterior]
[+/- coronal]
[+/- delayed release] (correct)
[+/- syllabic]

Which feature distinguishes vowels from other sounds based on the text provided?

[+/- syllabic] (correct)
[+/- anterior]
[+/- coronal]
[+/- nasals]

What feature distinguishes consonants, obstruents, liquids, and nasals from vowels and glides?

[+/- consonantal] (correct)
[+/- strident]
[+/- anterior]
[+/- coronal]

What does the syllabification process involve?

Recognizing consonants that could be onsets. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a major class feature according to the text?

[+/- obstruent] (A) Signup and view all the answers

In phonological features, what does a natural class of sounds refer to?

Sounds that share certain phonetic features in common. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does phoneme function as in linguistics?

The minimal contrastive unit (A) Signup and view all the answers

In English, how do 'pin' and 'bin' differ?

Through the phoneme /p/ instead of the phoneme /b/ (A) Signup and view all the answers

What do allophones indicate in linguistics?

Variants of a phoneme that do not change meaning (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of phonotactics in linguistics?

Defining permissible syllable structure and sound combinations (C) Signup and view all the answers