Tagalog Phonology Quiz
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Is aspiration a distinctive feature in Hindi?

  • It depends
  • No
  • Yes (correct)
  • Sometimes
  • Is aspiration as important in English as it is in Hindi?

  • Yes
  • Sometimes
  • It depends
  • No (correct)
  • Do we use aspiration to distinguish one phoneme from another in English?

  • No (correct)
  • Sometimes
  • It depends
  • Yes
  • What do nondistinctive features do in English?

    <p>Distinguish allophones from one another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Are nondistinctive features predictable in English?

    <p>Yes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Are nondistinctive features important in English?

    <p>Yes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Are nondistinctive features used to distinguish one phoneme from another?

    <p>No</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of aspiration in Hindi?

    <p>Distinguishing one phoneme from another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Are distinctive features important in Hindi?

    <p>Yes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which two allophones are discussed in the text?

    <p>[k] and [x]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the environment in which the elsewhere allophone [k] occurs?

    <p>#_ʌ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the environment in which the allophone [x] occurs?

    <p>i:_ʌ</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the rule to capture the occurrence of [x] between two vowels?

    <p>/k/ becomes [x] when it occurs between two vowels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it difficult to write a rule where /x/ becomes [k]?

    <p>There is no natural class of features to describe the environment of [k]</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are phonological rules?

    <p>Statements about unconscious knowledge of a speaker's language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is assumed when solving problems with phonological rules?

    <p>The base form of the rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the feature that separates [p] and [ph] in Hindi?

    <p>Aspiration</p> Signup and view all the answers

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