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neverstopbelieb

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The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a(n):
 
  a. alphabetical record of all of the words that carry meanings in human languages.
  b. collection of symbols that identify all the sounds of all languages.
  c. collection of symbols that identify the sounds of all non-Western languages.
  d. alphabet of all letters (symbols) used to identify written sounds.

Question 2

The study of language sounds is called:
 
  a. morphemes.
  b. ethnolinguistics.
  c. phonology.
  d. phonetics.v



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c



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