Intro to Phonology + Morphology

Question 1

True or false : Phonology ONLY looks at the systematized organization around sounds

Answer 1

False, it also looks at primes (in signed languages)

Question 2

What are phonotactic constraints?

Answer 2

Restrictions (usually dictated by rules) of possible combos of positions of sounds

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a normal syllable sequence in English?

1. CV
2. CCVVCCC
3. CCCV
4. CCCCVCC

Answer 3

2. CCVVCCC
3. CCCCVCC

Question 4

True or false : in SIGNED languages, monosyllabic signs cannot just have one handshape, one location, and one orientation

Answer 4

True, in a mono. sign, 1 of these parameters needs to change

Question 5

Describe the difference between an allophone and a phoneme

Answer 5

1. Allophone - different phones, same meaning ([t] vs [th])
2. Phoneme - set of speech sounds that are technically different from one another

Question 6

Name phonological rules (5)

Answer 6

1. Insertion - hamPster
2. Deletion - libary
3. Metathesis - chipolte
4. Dissimilation
5. Assimilation

Question 7

Describe the difference between derivations and inflections

Answer 7

1. Inflections : deals with tense, plural, pronoun to word matching, etc.
2. Derivation : affixes that CHANGE the meaning of a word (organISM, imagiNATION)

Question 8

Provide an example of reduplication

Answer 8

1. I like-like him
2. Are we going OUT-out tonight?