Quiz: Introduction to Phonology and Phonemes

Test your understanding of phonology, phonemes, and sound patterns as explained in this introductory linguistics video

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Q1 Beginner 1 pts

According to the video, how many phonemes does English have? Video Reference:
"English has between 37 and 41 phonemes depending on the dialect that you encounter especially UK Eng..."

Timestamp: 1:00

22-25 37-41 50-55 160

Q2 Beginner 1 pts

The speaker explains that Japanese has how many phonemes in total? Video Reference:
"Japanese for instance only has 22 it has five different vowels and has 17 consonants..."

Timestamp: 1:30

22 37 41 160

Q3 Intermediate 2 pts

What specific example does the video use to demonstrate minimal pairs? Video Reference:
"let's say we have a word like pet and bet they differ only in one sound so the P and the B differ th..."

Timestamp: 3:00

cat/bat pet/bet map/nap pin/bin

Q4 Intermediate 2 pts

According to the video, which language has 160 phonemes? Video Reference:
"there's another language which is also known as taw and we'll say taw because I'll butcher this name..."

Timestamp: 2:00

Japanese English Taa/!Xóõ French

Q5 Beginner 1 pts

The video defines phonology as: Video Reference:
"phonology is the study of sound patterns in a language or dialect..."

Timestamp: 0:10

The study of writing systems The study of sound patterns in a language or dialect The study of word meanings The study of sentence structure

Q6 Advanced 3 pts

According to the video, what is represented by slashy brackets / /? Video Reference:
"when we have a slashy bracket this is of course phonemic so this is a phonemic p..."

Timestamp: 4:00

Phonetic sounds Phonemic representation Diphthongs Aspirated sounds

Q7 Intermediate 2 pts

True or False: According to the video, Japanese has more vowels than English Video Reference:
"Japanese for instance only has 22 it has five different vowels... contrast this with English which h..."

Timestamp: 1:40

True

False

Q8 Advanced 3 pts

What specific example does the video use to demonstrate a word with a velar nasal? Video Reference:
"and finally our velar nasal in the word song at the end there..."

Timestamp: 2:30

map song judge cheese

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Quiz: Introduction to Phonology and Phonemes

According to the video, how many phonemes does English have? Video Reference: "English has between 37 and 41 phonemes depending on the dialect that you encounter especially UK Eng..." Timestamp: 1:00

The speaker explains that Japanese has how many phonemes in total? Video Reference: "Japanese for instance only has 22 it has five different vowels and has 17 consonants..." Timestamp: 1:30

What specific example does the video use to demonstrate minimal pairs? Video Reference: "let's say we have a word like pet and bet they differ only in one sound so the P and the B differ th..." Timestamp: 3:00

According to the video, which language has 160 phonemes? Video Reference: "there's another language which is also known as taw and we'll say taw because I'll butcher this name..." Timestamp: 2:00

The video defines phonology as: Video Reference: "phonology is the study of sound patterns in a language or dialect..." Timestamp: 0:10

According to the video, what is represented by slashy brackets / /? Video Reference: "when we have a slashy bracket this is of course phonemic so this is a phonemic p..." Timestamp: 4:00

True or False: According to the video, Japanese has more vowels than English Video Reference: "Japanese for instance only has 22 it has five different vowels... contrast this with English which h..." Timestamp: 1:40

What specific example does the video use to demonstrate a word with a velar nasal? Video Reference: "and finally our velar nasal in the word song at the end there..." Timestamp: 2:30