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Unit 10: Phonemes: Detailed Study

8. Do [P] and (p ) exist in your language? If they do, give one example of each used in a word. Do Notes
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they belong to different phonemes or to the same phoneme? How will you prove it? Indicate
your language.
9. If [p], [t] and [k] exist in your language, indicate whether they belong to three different phonemes
or not. How do you prove it? Indicate your language.
10. Prove that [p], [b], [t], and [d] belong to separate phonemes in English.
11. Show how phonology can be described in terms of structure and system.
12. What are supra segmental ( non-segmental) features in phonology? Exemplify from English.
13. Distinguish between the clear 1 and the dark 1 and the aspirated p, t and unaspiratsd p and t.
14. What are weak forms? Give some ten examples of words which have weak forms in R.P.
15. Describe the phonemes of English.
10.10 Further Readings

1. Verma, S.K., V.N. Krishnaswamy. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction.
2. An Introduction to Linguistics, John Lyon.
3. Peter Roach: English phonetics and phonology. Cambridge University Press.
4. Encyclopedia of Linguistic Science Edited By V. Prakasam, Allied Pub.,
New Delhi.

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