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Cross-Linguistic Patterns in Phonology

Description: This quiz covers cross-linguistic patterns in phonology, including phonotactic constraints, sound inventories, and phonological processes.
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Which of the following is not a common phonotactic constraint?

  1. Syllable structure constraints

  2. Consonant cluster constraints

  3. Vowel harmony constraints

  4. Tone sandhi constraints


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tone sandhi constraints are not phonotactic constraints, but rather phonological processes that affect the tones of syllables in a word or phrase.

Which of the following is not a common sound in the world's languages?

  1. [p]

  2. [t]

  3. [k]

  4. [q]


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

[q] is a relatively rare sound in the world's languages, and is typically found in languages spoken in the Middle East and Central Asia.

Which of the following is not a common phonological process?

  1. Assimilation

  2. Dissimilation

  3. Metathesis

  4. Elision


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Elision is not a phonological process, but rather a phonetic process that involves the deletion of a sound in speech.

Which of the following is not a common type of syllable structure?

  1. CV

  2. CVC

  3. CVCV

  4. CCV


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

CCV syllables are relatively rare in the world's languages, and are typically found in languages spoken in Africa and the Americas.

Which of the following is not a common type of consonant cluster?

  1. Stop + fricative

  2. Fricative + stop

  3. Nasal + stop

  4. Lateral + stop


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lateral + stop consonant clusters are relatively rare in the world's languages, and are typically found in languages spoken in the Caucasus and the Americas.

Which of the following is not a common type of vowel harmony?

  1. Front-back harmony

  2. Round-unround harmony

  3. High-low harmony

  4. ATR harmony


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

ATR harmony is a relatively rare type of vowel harmony, and is typically found in languages spoken in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Which of the following is not a common type of tone sandhi?

  1. Rising tone sandhi

  2. Falling tone sandhi

  3. Level tone sandhi

  4. Contour tone sandhi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Contour tone sandhi is a relatively rare type of tone sandhi, and is typically found in languages spoken in Southeast Asia.

Which of the following is not a common type of phonological change?

  1. Sound change

  2. Grammatical change

  3. Semantic change

  4. Lexical change


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Grammatical change is not a type of phonological change, but rather a type of linguistic change that affects the grammar of a language.

Which of the following is not a common type of sound change?

  1. Assimilation

  2. Dissimilation

  3. Metathesis

  4. Deletion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Deletion is not a type of sound change, but rather a type of phonological process that involves the deletion of a sound in speech.

Which of the following is not a common type of phonological process?

  1. Assimilation

  2. Dissimilation

  3. Metathesis

  4. Insertion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Insertion is not a type of phonological process, but rather a type of sound change that involves the insertion of a sound into a word.

Which of the following is not a common type of sound change?

  1. Lenition

  2. Fortition

  3. Nasalization

  4. Palatalization


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nasalization is not a type of sound change, but rather a type of phonological process that involves the addition of a nasal articulation to a sound.

Which of the following is not a common type of sound change?

  1. Labialization

  2. Velarization

  3. Pharyngealization

  4. Glottalization


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Glottalization is not a type of sound change, but rather a type of phonological process that involves the addition of a glottal stop to a sound.

Which of the following is not a common type of sound change?

  1. Devoicing

  2. Voicing

  3. Aspiration

  4. Prenasalization


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Prenasalization is not a type of sound change, but rather a type of phonological process that involves the addition of a nasal consonant to the beginning of a syllable.

Which of the following is not a common type of sound change?

  1. Palatalization

  2. Velarization

  3. Uvularization

  4. Pharyngealization


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Uvularization is not a type of sound change, but rather a type of phonological process that involves the addition of a uvular articulation to a sound.

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