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4. In English lack of plosion occurs before the following phoncmes:
a. /td/ only.
b. plosives;
c. plosives and affricates;
d. obstruents;
5. Which of the following setf contains exclusively sounds that would be partia!ly devoiced at the beginning of the first word in a sentence in English?
a. |
z . b.. d3 |
d |
% |
b z 1 |
k |
c. |
v g d |
m |
d. |
g j w |
d |
6. Which of the following is a definition of the phoneme? | ||
The phoneme is | ||
a. |
a family of ideał sounds satisfying certain conditions. | |
b. |
a family of sounds at which the speaker aims. | |
ć. |
a minimal unit capable of distinguishing meaning. | |
d. |
a phonetically determined natural class of sounds. | |
7. Which of the following sets contains [+coronal] sounds only? | ||
a. |
d s k |
ts |
b. |
r v 8 |
X |
c. |
z 3 h |
m |
d. |
1 n |
ś |
8. Which of the following sets contains [+continuant] sounds only? | ||
a |
f g | |
■ 0y |
b. |
r 1 as |
X |
c. |
i I r |
V |
• d. |
S j Q |
0 |
9. Which of the following sets contains [+high] sounds only? | ||
a |
J a u |
ts |
b. |
u j i |
9 |
c. |
j ja e |
i |
d. |
g i c |
X |
10. Consider the following sounds: [g y |
k]. They may be described | |
a |
[+anterior, -coronal] | |
b. |
[-anterior, +coronal] | |
c. |
[+anterior, +coronal] | |
d. |
[-anterior, -coronal] |