Phonological rules review

​We can say phonological rules are...

• ​... the rules that govern any language that allow speakers to translate.

• ​... the rules that allow speakers to translate to a unit of sound into speech.

• ​... the rules that allow speakers to translate to English into speakers.

• ... the rules that allow speakers to create an infinite number of sentences

A phonological rule is composed by all of the following EXCEPT:

• ​​The transcription of the resulting sound.

• ​The sound(s) to which a rule is applied.

• ​The outcome of applying the rule.

• The enviroment where the rule is applied.

​This rule dictates that a sound will resemble to the closest sound.

• ​Assimilation

• Dissimilation

• ​Insertation

• ​None of the above

​An example of assimilation is the phrase "this chop".

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The sound /tʃ/ is produced differently than /ʃ/.

​An example of the dissimilation rule is the word /fɪfθ/.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

​When realized, the phoneme /θ/ may sound as /t/.

​When realized, the phoneme /θ/ may sound as /t/.

• Starting

• Strength

• Steren

• ​Strange

Answer explanation

Even when the word strength is transcribed /streŋθ/ , when produced, there is a /k/ after /ŋ/.

​According to the deletion rule, to which of the following option the rule can not be applied?

• Chocolate

• Should

• Night

• Knight

​The metathesis rule establishes that...

• ​... sounds may have had some sort of change in their order.

• ​... sounds have never changed through time.

• ​... sounds could change into a whole different word over time.

• ​... sounds are allowed to change based on the environment they are part of.

​The aspiration process is part of the...

• ​​... dissimilation rule.

• ​... strengthening rule.

• ​... weakening rule.

• ... aspiration rule.

Words such as "matter", "party", "rider", "better", or "setting" are influenced by the weakening rule.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

​When applying the weakening rule, a sound becomes weaker.