T/F Intro. Linguistics

Minimal pairs are pairs of words that are pronounced the same.

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Due to increasing globalization, the number of languages is steadily increasing

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The country with the most languages and dialects is the United Kingdom

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According to the natural sound source of language origin, there is a connection between language-using and tool-using abilities of humans.

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Whistled languages may shed light on the origins of speech.

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There are less than 18 whistled languages on earth.

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We write phonemes between slashes, and allophones between square brackets.

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The consonants /f/ and /v/ can be distinguished by manner of articulation.

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The consonants /θ/ and /ð/ can be distinguished by only voicing.

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The consonants /ʒ/ and /p/ can be distinguished by both manner and place of articulation.

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