Applied English for Linguistics
Summer 2005
Phonology ....Tuesday, June 8
I. Listening
A. Mark true or false for each statement I read.
1. ___
2. ___
3. ___
4. ___
5. ___
B. Write the phonetic symbol for the vowel sound you hear in the words I say.
1. [____]
2. [____]
3. [____]
4. [____]
5. [____]
II. Reading
These are sentences from your reading assignments. Using the words below, complete the sentences. Some words can be used twice.
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 contract 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.
III. Vocabulary
In other words, what do these phrases mean?
1. initial position
2. final position
3. to contrast
4. unpredictable
5. preceded by
6. a minimal pair
7. a phoneme
8. an allophone