Last name ______________ First ___________________........... points ___ / ___
I. Put these descriptions in the correct column (you can just write the letter)
| Phonemes | Allophones |
1. 2. 3. |
1. 2. 3. |
II. Reading
On the back are sentences from your reading assignments. Try to define the terms below before turning the page over and using the words to complete the sentences. Some words can be used twice. Don't look in your text until after you have tried.
1. ____________________ is the study of how sounds vary and pattern in language.
2. Since we will be dealing with many languages besides English, you will come across some ________________ symbols that have not yet been discussed. ___________________ descriptions will be provided for these unfamiliar sounds.
3. _____________________ are said to contrast when their presence alone is responsible for forms having different meanings. Both _____________ and _______________ segments may contrast with each other. Which ______________ contrast with each other varies from ____________ to ____________ .
4. _____________________ are defined as two phonetic forms that differ by one segment that is in the same position in both forms, which causes the forms to have different meanings. ___________________ tell us that sounds contrast.
5. Two _____________________ similar segments are in complementary ______________ when they never occur in the same phonetic environment.
6. Linguists say that these segments are phonetically different since they have different ________________ .
7. Phonemes are indicated with _____________ , and allophones are indicated with _________________ .
8. In phonology, _______________ refers to the phonetic context [situation] in which the segments occur.