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According to Otto Jespersen's relative sonority theory, which speech sounds are the least sonorous?
According to Otto Jespersen's relative sonority theory, which speech sounds are the least sonorous?
- Open vowels
- Noise consonants (correct)
- Vowels
- Sonants
What is the main basis of Otto Jespersen's relative sonority theory?
What is the main basis of Otto Jespersen's relative sonority theory?
- Electromyographic experiments
- The number of muscles involved in speech production
- Auditory judgments on the prominence of speech sounds (correct)
- The duration of speech sounds
Who created the relative sonority theory or the prominence theory?
Who created the relative sonority theory or the prominence theory?
- P. Ladefoged
- D. Whitteridge
- Otto Jespersen (correct)
- M. Draper
What is the relative sonority of sonants according to Otto Jespersen's theory?
What is the relative sonority of sonants according to Otto Jespersen's theory?
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What did the electromyographic experiments conducted in Edinburgh reveal about syllable formation?
What did the electromyographic experiments conducted in Edinburgh reveal about syllable formation?
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