CHAPTER 2_Contrastive Phonology

Phoneme is the smallest segment of sound which can distinguish two words.

• T

• F

/th/ in tea, /t/ in stay is called

• phonemes

• allophones

The type of distribution where two or more elements have the same distribution is called

• overlapping distribution

• complementary distribution

/h/ in hello and /ŋ/ in sing are called

• complementary distribution

• overlapping distribution

Both English and Vietnamese have contrastive and noncontrastive overlapping and complementary distribution

• T

• F

Low vowels are level _______ according to Sonority Sequencing Principle

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Nasals are level _______ according to Sonority Sequencing Principle

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

What is the syllable structure of /cat/ according to Sonority Sequencing Principle?

• 4-7-4

• 1-8-1

• 2-8-2

• 3-7-3

What is the syllable structure of "mít"

• 4-7-4

• 5-8-1
  

• 7-8-1

• 3-7-3

What is the structure of English syllable in this word "glimpsed"

• C C C C C V C

• C C C V C C C

• C C V C C C C

• C C C C C C V