Phonology II Partial

How does the lateral sound occur?. Air is blocked centrally by the tongue while it escapes from the sides of the mouth. Air flows only through the nasal cavity. Air is completely blocked in the oral cavity.

Does the /ㅅ/ sound occur in both languages, English and Spanish?. It occurs in both languages. It occurs only in Spanish. It occurs only in English.

Where does the [I] Spanish allophone occur?. Before dental sounds such as /t/ and /d/. Before velar sounds. Before nasal sounds.

When is the sound [1] positioned in English?. Only in medial position. In all word positions. Only in syllable-final position.

Where is the [j] allophone used and known?. It is used only in the Central Andes region. It is associated with yeísmo, common in coastal regions. It is restricted to northern dialects.

Describe the // allophone according to the articulator and point of articulation. Voiced, fronto-palatal, lateral. Voiceless, fronto-palatal, fricative. Voiced, back-palatal, affricate.

Where is the [3] allophone used?. In coastal speech varieties. In central highland dialects only. Exclusively in northern varieties.

Choose the correct phonemic and phonetic transcription of “claim”. ./kleım/ [kleIm]. ./klɛm/ [klem]. ./kleIm/ [klem].

Choose the correct phonemic and phonetic transcription of “castle”. ./'kæsəl/ ['kæsəl]. ./'kæsəl/ ['kæsət]. ./'kasəl/ ['kasot].

Choose the correct phonemic and phonetic transcription of “caldo”. ./'kaldo/ ['kałdo]. ./'kaldo/ ['kłdo]. ./'kaldo/ ['kaldo].

Which feature distinguishes lateral sounds from stops?. Lateral airflow. Complete airflow blockage. Nasal resonance.

Why is /l/ considered a continuant?. Because airflow continues through the nasal cavity. Because airflow is continuous through the sides of the tongue. Because it is always voiced.

Which lateral sound exists in Spanish but not in English?. //. //. //.

Which English lateral allophone appears after voiceless stops?. [+]. [l]. [1].

Why do Spanish learners struggle with English dark L [1]?. Because Spanish lacks laterals. Because Spanish only uses clear [l]. Because Spanish uses voiceless laterals.

Which articulator plays a key role in lateral articulation?. Lips. Tongue. Velum.

Which process explains [l] → [l] in Spanish?. Palatalization. Assimilation. Elision.

Which statement is true about English /l/?. It has only one allophone. It has clear and dark allophones. It is always voiceless.

Which Spanish phenomenon reduces the contrast between /ㅅ/ and /j/?. Palatalization. Yeísmo. Nasalization.

Why is contrastive analysis useful for teaching laterals?. It replaces phonetic transcription. It predicts learner pronunciation difficulties. It eliminates accents.