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An allophone represents the actual pronunciation of a phoneme in a given context

True

Phonological constraint is a restriction on possible combination of sounds, often in particular environments

True

“Phonemic inventory” refers to all the sounds that humans are capable of making.

False

According to the English phonotactics, the sound combination [pt] is acceptable at the beginning of English words

False

If a phone is considered “marked”, that means it occurs more frequently

False

Define phonological process: ten bikes [tɛn baɪks] - [tɛm baɪks]

assimilation

Define phonological process: hand bag [hænd bæg] - hæn bæg]

deletion

Define phonological process: pine [pɑɪn] - [pʰɑɪn]

aspiration

Define phonological process: ask [æsk] - [æks]

metathesis

Define phonological process: hamster [hæmstəɹ] - [hæmpstəɹ]

Insertion

Phonetically, the words "come' and 'dumb' form a minimal pair

true

Phonetically, the words 'dough' and 'go' form a minimal pair

true

Define natural class of the English sounds: [θ, ð]

interdental fricatives

Define natural class of the English sounds: [l, ɹ]

liquids

Define natural class of the English sounds: [j]

glides

Define natural class of the English sounds: [s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ]

sibilants

Define natural class of the English sounds: [ə, ʌ]

central vowels

Define natural class of the English sounds: [m, n, ŋ]

nasals

What sounds make a natural class of affricates in English

[tʃ, dʒ]

Define natural class of the English sounds: [p, t, k, ʔ]

voiceless stops