THE INTRODUCTION OF PHONOLOGY

The definition of phonology is...
(Select 2 answers.)

• A subfield of linguistics that deals with the study of the sound patterns.

• A subfield of linguistics that deals with the rules within a particular language or languages.

• Specific units of sound within a language that are used to distinguish between different words or word forms.

• The smallest distinctive units of sound in a language.

The definition of phonetics are...
(Select 2 answers.)

• A subfield of linguistics that deals with the study of the sound patterns.

• A subfield of linguistics that deals with the rules within a particular language or languages.

• Specific units of sound within a language that are used to distinguish between different words or word forms.

• The smallest distinctive units of sound in a language.

The definitions of phonemes are...
(Select 2 answers.)

• The smallest units of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word.

• The biggest units of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word.

• They are distinct speech sounds that are used to differentiate words from one another.

• There are no distinct speech sounds that are used to differentiate words from one another.

Allophones are...
(Select 2 answers.)

• The different pronunciations or variants of a phoneme in a specific phonological context.

• The same pronunciations or variants of a phoneme in a specific phonological context.

• Distinctive; they represent same ways a phoneme can be realized in different linguistic environments.

• Not distinctive; they represent different ways a phoneme can be realized in different linguistic environments.

What is complementary distribution?

• When 1 sound occupies different positions (contexts or environments)—where one can occur the other cannot.

• When 2 sounds occupy the same positions (contexts or environments)—where both can occur.

Which 2 of the answers are the phonological rules?

• FEATURE CHANGING RULES

• SEGMENT ADDITION RULES

• METHATESIS RULE

• EXCLUSION RULE