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Is aspiration a distinctive feature in Hindi?
Is aspiration a distinctive feature in Hindi?
Is aspiration as important in English as it is in Hindi?
Is aspiration as important in English as it is in Hindi?
Do we use aspiration to distinguish one phoneme from another in English?
Do we use aspiration to distinguish one phoneme from another in English?
What do nondistinctive features do in English?
What do nondistinctive features do in English?
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Are nondistinctive features predictable in English?
Are nondistinctive features predictable in English?
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Are nondistinctive features important in English?
Are nondistinctive features important in English?
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Are nondistinctive features used to distinguish one phoneme from another?
Are nondistinctive features used to distinguish one phoneme from another?
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What is the role of aspiration in Hindi?
What is the role of aspiration in Hindi?
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Are distinctive features important in Hindi?
Are distinctive features important in Hindi?
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Which two allophones are discussed in the text?
Which two allophones are discussed in the text?
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What is the environment in which the elsewhere allophone [k] occurs?
What is the environment in which the elsewhere allophone [k] occurs?
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What is the environment in which the allophone [x] occurs?
What is the environment in which the allophone [x] occurs?
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What is the rule to capture the occurrence of [x] between two vowels?
What is the rule to capture the occurrence of [x] between two vowels?
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Why is it difficult to write a rule where /x/ becomes [k]?
Why is it difficult to write a rule where /x/ becomes [k]?
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What are phonological rules?
What are phonological rules?
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What is assumed when solving problems with phonological rules?
What is assumed when solving problems with phonological rules?
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What is the feature that separates [p] and [ph] in Hindi?
What is the feature that separates [p] and [ph] in Hindi?
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