Circle the languages that are the same language family
Consider the following sentences, each of which is acceptable to some speakers of English. Try to identify the prescriptive rules that are violated in each case [5 points]
I seen the parade last week.
He been lost in the woods for ten days.
Murray hurt hisself in the game.
Is the first sound in each of the following words voiced or voiceless? [7.5 points]
“zoom”
“silk”
“judge”
“buns”
“though”
“thought”
“pan”
“boat”
“when”
“pneumatic”
“math”
“cure”
“awesome”
For each of the following pairs of sounds, state whether they have the same or a different place of articulation, then identify the place of articulation for both sounds. [12 points]
(e) [ m ] : [ n ]
(f) [ Ã ] : [ S ]
(k) [ s ] : [ v ]
(l) [ T ] : [ t ]
voiceless palatal stop
near-close back rounded vowel
[œ]
[v]
Which of the following pairs of words show the same vowel sound in your dialect? If you are not a native speaker of English, consult one. Mark each pair as same or different, then transcribe the vowel of each word. [12 points]
back : sat
cot : court
fell : fail
mouse : cow
Transcribe. (Don’t forget aspiration where it occurs!) [24 points]
(c) attain
explode
(f) haul
cord
peel
pure
(l) cooler
clinical