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1. 1. Explain the difference between these two terms phonology and phonetics. Answer - Phonetics is the study of the physical properties of speech sounds. It involves examining the production, transmission, and perception of sounds in language. Phonetics includes the study of the articulatory, acoustic, and auditory properties of speech sounds. Phonology is the study of the patterns and systems of sounds in language. It is concerned with the abstract mental representations of speech sounds and the rules that govern their use in a particular language. Phonology deals with how sounds are organized into phonemes. 2. Define what “phonemes” are. What are “minimal pairs”? Give 6 examples. How do minimal pairs help understand what phonemes are? Answer - Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning between words. They are abstract mental representations of speech sounds. Minimal pairs are pairs of words in a language that differ by only one phoneme, and which have distinct meanings. Here are six examples of minimal pairs in English: cat / bat pin / win cap / cab sit / bit lock / talk fell / cell
3. Write the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each of the following words, according to the way you pronounce it. a. vendor > [v] b. fool > [f] c. cause > [k] d. meat > [m] e. babble > [b] f. thigh > [θ] g. jealous > [dʒ] h. zip > [z] 4. Write the phonetic symbol for the last sound in each of the following: a. peace > [s] b. flock > [k] c. crane > [n] d. fleeced > [d] e. fling > [ŋ] 5 - Write the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound in each of the following: a. clip > [ɪ] b. crack > [æ] c. plunge > [ʌ] d. feet > [iː] e. hatch > [æ] f. caught > [ɔː]
g. marry > [æ] h. merry > [ɛ] 6 - Write the symbol that corresponds to each of the following phonetic descriptions: then give an English word that contains this sound. Example: voiced alveolar stop -- [d], as in the word: dog a. voiced bilabial stop > [b], as in "baby" b. low back vowel > [ɑ], as in "father" c. voiceless labiodental > [f], as in "fish" d. mid front vowel > [ɛ], as in "dress" e. voiced velar stop > [g], as in "go f. voiced alveolar fricative > [z], as in "zoo" g. voiceless affricate > [tʃ], as in "chair" h. high back vowel > [u], as in "rude" 7 - Which of the following are NOT English words? For the words that you think are English words, spell them out in the regular spelling system? a. /p h rim/ b. /skrič/ c. /flat/ d. /plaft/ e. /pales/ f. /bæč/ g. /fruit/ h. /flat/ i. /θrot/ j. /may/
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