Morphophonemic Processes Quiz

What complex linguistic process occurs when two morphemes merge in word formation?

• Phonetic assimilation

• Semantic fusion

• Syntactic restructuring

• Lexical borrowing

• Morphophonemic change

Which linguistic subfields are primarily involved in the study of morphophonemic processes?

• Etymology and lexicography

• Syntax and semantics

• Morphology and phonology

• Sociolinguistics and dialectology

• Pragmatics and discourse

How does Ramlan define the concept of morphophonemic change in linguistics?

• Phoneme change due to merging

• Variation in speech rhythm

• Shift in grammatical function

• Alteration of word meaning

• Modification of syllable stress

What complex phonological process occurs when the words 'act' and '-ion' are combined to form 'action'?

• Stress shift with vowel reduction

• Vowel lengthening

• Consonant cluster simplification

• Diphthong monophthongization

• Phoneme fusion into a new sound

Which morphophonemic process involves a complete phonemic difference between allomorphs of the same morpheme?

• Gradation

• Synthesis

• Suppletion

• Syllabic vowel change

• Deletion

What phonological phenomenon is exemplified by the pronunciation cha n ge in 'potato' to ph'teɪtəʊ?

• Syllable metathesis

• Weak vowel deletion

• Consonant fortition

• Vowel harmony

• Glottal reinforcement

What phonological process occurs when a voiced consonant becomes voiceless due to its environment?

• Devoicing

• Sonorization

• Assimilation

• Vowel epenthesis

• Rhotic linking

What phonological process occurs in non-rhotic accents when a written 'r' appears between two vowel sounds?

• Consistent omission of /r/ sound

• Use of /r/ to link vowel sounds

• Pronunciation of /r/ as a glottal stop

• Replacement of /r/ with a schwa sound

• Insertion of an intrusive /w/ sound

Which phonological process occurs when a word ending in /i:/ or a diphthong which finishes with /І /, speakers often introduce a /j/?

• Devoicing of the final sound

• Introduction of a linking /j/

• Addition of an epenthetic schwa

• Insertion of a glottal stop

• Elision of the final vowel

What phonetic phenomenon occurs with words ending in /u:/ or a diphthong which finishes with /υ/, speakers often introduce a/w/?

• Stress shift to final syllable

• Vowel lengthening

• Insertion of linking /w/

• Vowel nasalization

• Consonant cluster reduction