Phonological Relationship between Voiced Stops and Fricatives in Gascon Quiz
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What is the relationship between voiced stops and fricatives in Gascon?

  • Voiced stops become fricatives when between two vowels
  • Voiced stops become fricatives when they are between [o] and [i] (correct)
  • There is no relationship between voiced stops and voiced fricatives
  • Voiced fricatives become voiced stops when they are at the beginning of words

How should the phonemic representation of [darɪɣa] ‘pull out’ be written?

  • /ðarɪga/
  • /ðarɪɣa/ (correct)
  • /darɪga/
  • /darɪɣa/

What is an allomorph?

  • A morpheme used in greetings
  • A variant realization of a phoneme
  • A stored lexical item
  • A variant realization of a morpheme (correct)

How does the number of sounds in a language's phonological inventory affect speech speed?

<p>Languages with fewer segments are better for speaking faster (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement reflects the view on having fewer segments in a language?

<p>If your language has few segments, you can speak it faster, which is good if you like to talk a lot (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to voiced stops and fricatives in Gascon when they are between two vowels?

<p>Voiced stops become fricatives (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Based on the text, the IPA symbol [É£] represents a voiced _____ fricative.

<p>Velar (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the information provided, a raised [h] after a stop indicates that the stop is _____.

<p>Aspirated (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context given, what does the IPA symbol [y] represent?

<p>High, front, tense rounded vowel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

[p] and [ph] are mentioned as allophones in the text. This indicates that they are _____.

<p>In complementary distribution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

[ph] and [th] occur only _____.

<p>In word-initial position (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

[p] and [t] are mentioned to occur only _____.

<p>In positions other than word-final position (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Gascon, which symbol represents a voiceless velar fricative like in German Bach?

<p>[x] (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Gascon word means 'to lay eggs'?

<p>[punde] (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The sounds [b] and [v] are:

<p>found in the same environments (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Are the sounds [g] and [É£] predictable in their distribution?

<p>no, they are unpredictable (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the sound [ð] occur in Gascon?

<p>only between vowels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Gascon word means 'pull out'?

<p>[darɪɣa] (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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