Phonology

Question 1

minimal pairs

Answer 1

the change of one sound creates a new meaning
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semantically distinct sounds in English

Question 2

phonemes

Answer 2

• sounds in minimal pairs realize a different phonemes

- smallest units of languages tat distinguish

Question 3

functional load

Answer 3

variation of number of minimal pairs distinguished by phoneme pair

/p/ /b/ –> many
/sh/ /dzh/ –> one

Question 4

allophones

Answer 4

different variations of one phoneme

2 different phones realize the smae phoneme

Question 5

How are phonemes perceived?

Answer 5

-phonemes are psychologically real

Question 6

What does a syllable consist of?

Answer 6

onset + rhyme (nucleus + coda)

Question 7

What is obligatory in a syllable?

Answer 7

nucleus

Question 8

What is restricted in a syllable?

Answer 8

the combinations in the onset are restricted

Question 9

Which sybllabification differ?

Answer 9

phonetic and orthographic syllabifaction

Question 10

What does SSG mean?

Answer 10

sonority sequence generalisation

Question 11

Describe the degrees of sonority

Answer 11

oral stop < fricative/affricates< nasals< liquids< glides< vowels

Question 12

Where does the SSG make an exception?

Answer 12

sibilants

Question 13

How is the SSG perserved?

Answer 13

with prependix and appendix

Question 14

phonemes, phones, allophones

Answer 14

phonemes: abstract entities, cannot be perceived or pronounced directly
phones: are concrete (can be heard or pronounced)
allophones: phones that instantiate the same phoneme