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?

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

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

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

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

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

What does phoneme function as in linguistics?

<p>The minimal contrastive unit (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

What do allophones indicate in linguistics?

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

What is the purpose of phonotactics in linguistics?

<p>Defining permissible syllable structure and sound combinations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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