17 Questions
Is aspiration a distinctive feature in Hindi?
Yes
Is aspiration as important in English as it is in Hindi?
No
Do we use aspiration to distinguish one phoneme from another in English?
No
What do nondistinctive features do in English?
Distinguish allophones from one another
Are nondistinctive features predictable in English?
Yes
Are nondistinctive features important in English?
Yes
Are nondistinctive features used to distinguish one phoneme from another?
No
What is the role of aspiration in Hindi?
Distinguishing one phoneme from another
Are distinctive features important in Hindi?
Yes
Which two allophones are discussed in the text?
[k] and [x]
What is the environment in which the elsewhere allophone [k] occurs?
#_ʌ
What is the environment in which the allophone [x] occurs?
i:_ʌ
What is the rule to capture the occurrence of [x] between two vowels?
/k/ becomes [x] when it occurs between two vowels
Why is it difficult to write a rule where /x/ becomes [k]?
There is no natural class of features to describe the environment of [k]
What are phonological rules?
Statements about unconscious knowledge of a speaker's language
What is assumed when solving problems with phonological rules?
The base form of the rule
What is the feature that separates [p] and [ph] in Hindi?
Aspiration
Test your knowledge of Tagalog phonology with this quiz! Learn about the allophones [k] and [x] and their specific environments. Determine which allophone occurs elsewhere and discover the rule that governs the transformation.
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