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Which field of study focuses on the sounds of language?
Which field of study focuses on the sounds of language?
- Syntax
- Morphology
- Phonetics (correct)
- Semantics
What does phonetics aim to describe?
What does phonetics aim to describe?
- The meaning of words in a language
- The grammar rules of a language
- The sounds of all the world's languages (correct)
- The history and evolution of a language
What is the ability to segment a continuous stream of speech into distinct parts called?
What is the ability to segment a continuous stream of speech into distinct parts called?
- Syntax
- Segmentation (correct)
- Phonetics
- Morphology
What allows us to ignore nonlinguistic differences in speech, such as individual pitch levels and rates of speed?
What allows us to ignore nonlinguistic differences in speech, such as individual pitch levels and rates of speed?
Which language uses the click sound 'tsk' as a speech sound?
Which language uses the click sound 'tsk' as a speech sound?
Which term refers to the study of speech sounds?
Which term refers to the study of speech sounds?
What is the ability to recognize the parts of a continuous stream of speech called?
What is the ability to recognize the parts of a continuous stream of speech called?
What allows us to ignore nonlinguistic differences in speech, such as individual pitch levels and rates of speed?
What allows us to ignore nonlinguistic differences in speech, such as individual pitch levels and rates of speed?
Which language uses the click sound 'tsk' as a speech sound?
Which language uses the click sound 'tsk' as a speech sound?
What is the main goal of phonetics?
What is the main goal of phonetics?
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