Phonology II Partial

How does the nasal sound occur?. Nasal sounds use the nasal cavity to let the air go out continually, without oral airflow. Nasal sounds use the mouth to let the air go out continually, without obstruction. Nasal sounds use the nasal cavity with obstruction in the nose.

How are the /m/, /p/ and /b/ sounds produced?. They are labiodental sounds produced with the upper lip and teeth. They are bilabial sounds produced without lip closure. They are bilabial sounds produced with complete lip closure.

Do the nasal sounds happen in both languages, English and Spanish?. No, nasal sounds do not exist in both languages. Yes, both languages have three nasals, but one differs between them. Yes, both languages have five nasal sounds.

When does the sound [m] become labiodental in English?. Only before [f]. Only before [p]. Only before [k].

What are the principal characteristics of nasal sounds?. They are voiceless, occlusive, and stops. They are voiceless, bilabial, and occlusive. They are voiced, occlusive, and nasal.

Describe the [m] allophone according to the articulator and point of articulation. Voiced, bilabial, occlusive, and continuant. Voiceless, apico-alveolar, fricative. Voiced, palatal, affricate.

Where does the English syllabic [n] appear?. In the middle of stressed syllables. In the final position of unstressed syllables. In the initial position of stressed syllables.

Choose the correct phonemic and phonetic transcription of "sing". /sɪŋ/ [siːn]. /sɪŋ/ [sæŋ]. /sɪŋ/ [sɪŋ].

Choose the correct phonemic and phonetic transcription of “ankle”. /ˈæŋkəl/ [ˈæŋkət]. /ˈʌŋkəl/ [ˈaŋkət]. /ˈænkəl/ [ˈænkət].

Choose the correct phonemic and phonetic transcription of “araña”. /aˈɾeɲa/ [aˈɾeɲa]. /aˈɾaɲa/ [aˈɾaɲa]. /æˈɾaɲa/ [ˈɾaɲa].

Which nasal sound is phonemic in English but not in Spanish?. /m/. /n/. /ŋ/.

Which nasal sound is phonemic in Spanish but not in English?. /ɲ/. /ŋ/. /m/.

What type of assimilation explains /n/ → [ŋ] in "think"?. Progressive assimilation. Regressive assimilation. Distant assimilation.

Why are nasal sounds considered continuants?. Because they block airflow completely. Because airflow continues through the nasal cavity. Because they are always followed by vowels.

Which articulator is primarily responsible for nasalization?. Tongue. Velum. Lips.

Which English nasal commonly appears in syllabic form?. /m/. /n/. /ŋ/.

Why do Spanish learners often replace English /ŋ/ with /n/?. Because Spanish lacks voiced nasals. Because Spanish does not have /ŋ/ as a phoneme. Because /ŋ/ is bilabial in English.

Which nasal shares the same place of articulation as /k/?. /m/. /n/. /ŋ/.

Which nasal is classified as bilabial?. /m/. /n/. /ŋ/.

Why is contrastive analysis important when teaching nasal sounds?. It eliminates pronunciation errors. It predicts areas of L1 interference. It replaces phonetic transcription.