Distribution

Its key role in the distribution channel is transporting goods from production to the final point of sale.

• Marketing

• Sales

• Logistics

• Customer support

This type of distribution channel sells basic necessity products to people all around the globe, they are big centers where you can find many types of products.

What is the defining characteristic of complementary distribution for allophones of a phoneme?

• They have identical phonetic properties

• They never appear in the same environment.

• They can appear in any environment freely.

• They influence the meaning of a word.

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In some English dialects, final alveolar stops /t/ and /d/ can be replaced by a glottal stop /ʔ/. The word "cat" might be pronounced with /kæt/ or /kæʔ/. This is an example of:

• Free variation

• complementary distribution

• contranstive distribution

• phoneme merger

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3A

The labiodental fricatives /f/ and /v/ are allophones of the same phoneme in many languages. In English, /f/ appears word-initially ("fish") and before voiceless consonants ("deaf"), while /v/ appears word-medially ("five") and before voiced consonants ("dove"). This is an example of:

• Free variation

• complementary distribution

• phoneme merger

• contrastive distribution

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Two allophones are in complementary distribution if they appear in:

• The same environment and change word meaning

• The same environment without changing word meaning

• Different environments in a predictable way

• Different environments with no clear pattern
  

Vowel flapping, where /ɪ/ can sound like /ə/ in casual speech, is an example of:

• Free variation

• Complementary distribution

• Contrastive distribution

• Phoneme merger

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3A

What is the primary function of distribution in the context of a supply chain?

• A) Production

• B) Marketing

• C) Logistics

• D) Customer service

In phonetics, what does complementary distribution refer to?

• A) Allophones appearing in the same environment

• B) Allophones appearing in different environments

• C) Phonemes merging into one

• D) Phonemes changing meaning

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following is an example of free variation in English pronunciation?

• A) Pronouncing 'butter' as /bʌtər/ or /bʌʔər/

• B) Using 'can' and 'may' interchangeably

• C) Pronouncing 'read' as /riːd/ or /rɛd/

• D) Using 'who' and 'whom' interchangeably

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CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E