PHONOLOGY

Question 1

Investigates the principles governing the sound systems of a particular language.

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Phonology

Question 2

Two levels of Phonology.

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Segmental Phonology, Suprasegmental Phonology

Question 3

It is about what you say.

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Segmental Phonology

Question 4

It is about the way or how you say it.

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Suprasegmental Phonology

Question 5

It was defined as an abstract phonological unit serves as a reference model for a set of speech sounds.

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Phoneme

Question 6

Constitute a limited set of phonological segments assumed to be part of our inherent linguistic knowledge.

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Distinctive Features

Question 7

The one who first used the term “phoneme” in 1873 and coined the term as a substitute for the German word Sprechlaut.

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Dufriche-Desgenettes

Question 8

Member of the famous Kazan School who regarded the phoneme as a phonetically indivisible unit in 19th century and the proponent of the Functional view of Phoneme.

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Nikolai Kruszewski

Question 9

Defined the term as a concrete speech sound produced by the articularly systems in 1916.

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Ferdinand de Saussure

Question 10

Proponent of the Psychological View of Phoneme in 1895.

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Baudouin de Cortenay

Question 11

The proponent of Physical Approach of Phoneme in 1918 and the British pioneer of phonetics and phonology.

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Daniel Jones

Question 12

This view defines the phoneme in purely phonological or functional terms and is characteristics of the Prague School of Linguistics.

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The Functional View

Question 13

This view defined phoneme as a head term of a family of speech sounds which are called “phones”.

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The Physical View

Question 14

This view defines phoneme as a mental reality as the intention of the speaker or the impression of the hearer or both.

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The Psychological View

Question 15

When did Old English (OE)  started and ended?

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600-1100

Question 16

When did Present Day English (PDE) started?

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1700

Question 17

When did English Pronouncing Dictionary (EPD) started?

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1917

Question 18

British English has how many Phonemes?

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44 Phonemes

Question 19

American English has how many Phonemes?

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40 Phonemes

Question 20

Give me the 3 Transcription Systems.

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Old English, Present Day English, English Pronouncing Dictionary