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The final /l/ in the words bottle, cattle and little are examples of
A
Syllabic consonants
B
Sibilants
C
Suffixes
D
None of the above
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The final /l/ in the words bottle, cattle and little are examples of
Syllabic consonants
Sibilants
Suffixes
None of the above
The –en in strengthen is a
An adjective forming morpheme
Plural morpheme
Possessive morpheme
Verb forming morpheme
The Ding-Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by
Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget
Noire
Max-Muller
Otto Jepersen
The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called
Allophones
Homophones
Homographs
Homonyms
The device used in modern linguistics for grouping together words and phrases so as to remove ambiguity of construction is
Transformational Generative grammar
The phrase structure Grammar
Immediate Constituent Analysis
All the above
The degree of force with which a sound of syllable is uttered is
Stress
Pitch
Intonation
Juncture
The consonants /j/ and /w/ are called
Semi-vowels
Laterals
Sibilants
Trills
The consonant /s/ is called
Sibilant
Lateral
Nasal
Semi-vowel
The consonant /l/ is called
Sibilant
Lateral
Nasal
Semi-vowel
The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the............of the same phoneme /l/
Allophones
Allomorphs
Morpheme variants
Minimal pairs
The classification of vowels into tense vowels and lax vowels is based on
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
The state of the tension of the tongue
The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is based on
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
All the above
The classification of vowels into high vowels and low vowels is based on
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
All the above
The classification of vowels into half-high vowels and half-low vowels is based on
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
All the above
The classification of vowels into half-close vowels and half-open vowels is based on
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
All the above
The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and center vowels is based on
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
All the above
The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based on
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
All the above
The classification of vowels into close vowels and open vowels is based on
The position of the lips
The part of the tongue that is raised
The height to which the tongue is raised
All the above
The American pronunciation of the word issue is an instance of..........type of assimilation
Progressive
Regressive
Reciprocal
None of the above
The /t/ in little is an instance of
Lateral plosion
Alveolar plosion
Nasal plosion
Incomplete plosion