Plurals and Phonology
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Which sounds do English speakers consider to be the same basic sound?

  • [get]
  • [khet]
  • [s] (correct)
  • [sket]

What is the difference between the words that children make errors with in forming plurals?

  • The rule is unknown to children
  • Children under-extend the rule
  • Children over-extend the rule (correct)
  • The rule is too difficult for children to understand

Which language has the sound [ʃ] in its phonetic inventory?

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Both English and Japanese (correct)
  • Neither English nor Japanese

Which of these words is more likely to be mistaken by a child when forming the plural?

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

What does predicting where a sound shows up relate to?

<p>The mental representation of the sound (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these words represents the sound [ʃ] in Japanese?

<p>[ʃimasu] (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the predictability of certain sounds in plurals tell us about our knowledge?

<p>We have a partial knowledge of plurals (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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