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sc00by25

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_______ represents a phonetic difference (but not a phonemic difference).
 
  a) The g in dog and the g in log
   b) The d in dog and the l in log
   c) The t in pit and the th in with
   d) The p in pit and the s in sit

Question 2

Some African languages allow two consonants to appear together at the beginning of a word (as in Nkomo); English does not allow this to occur unless the first consonant is an s (as in skull).
 
  This example illustrates a difference in the ______ of the two languages.
   a) morphology
   b) syntax
   c) phonology
   d) semantics



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c



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