Phonology traits

What is a phoneme?

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• It is a wind musical instrument

• It is the smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word in a language.

• It is a type of marine animal

What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?

• The phonetics focuses on the actual sounds produced in speech, while phonology studies how those sounds are used in a specific linguistic system.

• Phonetics focuses on the sounds of letters, while phonology focuses on the sounds of words.

• Phonetics studies the writing of sounds, while phonology focuses on pronunciation.

• Phonetics and phonology are interchangeable terms that mean the same thing.

Explain what sonority is in phonology.

• Sonance in phonology refers to the volume of the sounds of the tongue.

• Sonance in phonology refers to the quality of sounds of the tongue that are produced with vocal cord vibration.

• Sonance in phonology is related to the length of words in a language.

• Sonance in phonology is the ability of sounds of the tongue to convey emotions.

What are distinctive features in phonology?

• The distinctive features in phonology are the minimal sound units that allow distinguishing meaning between words in a language.

• Los rasgos distintivos en fonología son las palabras compuestas

• Los rasgos distintivos en fonología son las reglas gramaticales de un idioma

• Los rasgos distintivos en fonología son las letras del alfabeto

What is neutralization in phonology?

• Neutralization in phonology is a process by which two different phonemes become identical in certain linguistic contexts, losing their phonemic distinction.

• Neutralization in phonology is a process by which two different phonemes become more complex in certain linguistic contexts.

• Neutralization in phonology is a process by which two different phonemes become similar in all linguistic contexts.

• Neutralization in phonology is a process by which two different phonemes become opposites in certain linguistic contexts.

What is assimilation in phonology?

• Assimilation in phonology is a process by which a sound adopts characteristics of another neighboring sound in a word.

• Assimilation in phonology is a process by which a sound changes position in a word.

• Assimilation in phonology is a process by which a sound becomes silent in a word.

• Assimilation in phonology is a process by which a sound is duplicated in a word.

Explain vowel regression in phonology.

• Vocal regression refers to the increase of consonants in a word

• Vocal regression is a phenomenon that does not exist in phonology

• Vocal regression only occurs in dead languages

• Vocal regression in phonology is the change in quality of a vowel due to the influence of another vowel in the same word or in a related word.

What are allophones in phonology?

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings

• Letters that are pronounced differently in different contexts

• Variants of a phoneme that do not change the meaning of a word.

• Sounds that do not belong to a language

What is intonation in phonology?

• Intonation in phonology is the variation in pitch height of the voice when speaking.

• Intonation in phonology refers to the study of consonants in a language

• Intonation in phonology is the variation in vowel duration when speaking

• Intonation in phonology is related to word morphology

What is the importance of prosody in phonology?

• The prosody in phonology does not influence the interpretation of a message

• The prosody in phonology is not relevant in the pronunciation of words

• Prosody is important in phonology because it studies the intonation, rhythm, and intensity in the pronunciation of words, which can affect the meaning and interpretation of a message.

• Prosody in phonology only focuses on the writing of words