Ling 209 - Week 4 - Part A

What is phonetics about?

• The internal structure of words

• Systematized organization of sounds

• Phones and primes

• Restrictions on sound combinations

What does phonology focus on?

• Phones and primes

• Systematized organization of sounds and primes

• Internal structure of words

• Sound substitution

What is morphology concerned with?

• Phones and primes

• Systematized organization of sounds

• Internal structure of words

• Restrictions on sound combinations

What are phonotactic constraints?

• Systematized organization of sounds

• Restrictions on possible combinations and positions of sounds

• Internal structure of words

• Phones and primes

What happens when languages borrow words that don’t align with its phonotactics?

• The word remains unchanged

• The word is changed to align with the language’s structure

• The word is deleted

• The word is ignored

What happens if you don’t follow the phonotactic rules of a language?

• You will sound “off”

• You will sound “correct”

• You will sound “native”

• You will sound “fluent”

Where can velar nasals occur in English?

• Word-initial position

• Word-final position

• Word-medial position

• Anywhere in the word

What are the articulators in sign language?

• Mouth and tongue

• Right and left hands

• Feet and legs

• Eyes and ears

What hand is typically used to do one-handed signs?

• The non-dominant hand

• The dominant hand

• Either hand

• Both hands simultaneously

What is one key feature of having a foreign accent?

• Using slang from another language

• Applying phonotactic and inventory patterns from one language to another

• Speaking faster than native speakers

• Using incorrect grammar