DLAB Phonetic Pattern Recognition

Question 1

In a language, the words 'pata,' 'tapa,' and 'kapa' all end with the same syllable.
If the stress rule is 'stress falls on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable,' which syllable is stressed in 'pata'?

Accepted Answer

The first syllable 'pa'

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The second syllable 'ta'

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Both syllables equally

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Neither — the word is unstressed

Question 2

The sounds /p/, /t/, and /k/ are all voiceless stops. What property do they share that makes them 'voiceless'?

Accepted Answer

The vocal cords do not vibrate during production

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The vocal cords vibrate during production

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Air flows through the nose

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The tongue touches the teeth

Question 3

In Language X, 'ban' and 'pan' are different words with different meanings. What does this tell you about /b/ and /p/ in this language?

Accepted Answer

They are separate phonemes (distinctive sounds)

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They are allophones of the same phoneme

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They are in free variation

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They cannot appear in the same position

Question 4

A language has the following syllable pattern: every syllable must be Consonant-Vowel (CV). Which of these words could exist in this language?

Accepted Answer

banu

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strak

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grim

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elf

Question 5

In a tone language, 'ma' with a high tone means 'mother' and 'ma' with a low tone means 'horse.' What role does pitch play in this language?

Accepted Answer

It distinguishes word meaning (lexical tone)

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It indicates emotion only

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It changes the grammatical category

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It marks sentence type (question vs. statement)

Question 6

Listen to this pattern: 'tapa' [tapa], 'atapa' [atapa], 'matapa' [matapa]. The root is 'tapa.' What phonological process adds material to the beginning?

Accepted Answer

Prefixation

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Suffixation

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Infixation

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Epenthesis

In a language, the words 'pata,' 'tapa,' and 'kapa' all end with the same syllable.If the stress rule is 'stress falls on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable,' which syllable is stressed in 'pata'?

In a language, the words 'pata,' 'tapa,' and 'kapa' all end with the same syllable.
If the stress rule is 'stress falls on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable,' which syllable is stressed in 'pata'?