Which of the following consonant clusters is not acceptable in English?
A. spl-
B. skw-
C. srk-
D. spj-
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For the word “irregular”, the negative prefix ir- originally comes from the negative prefix in- because of the ___________.
A. sequential rule
B. segment deletion rule
C. assimilation rule
D. segment insertion rule
Which one of the following CANNOT be considered as a minimal pair?
A. but-bat
B. but-bus
C. but-put
D. but-cut
P_______ is the study of the way speech sounds form patterns, and the description of the systems and patterns of sounds that occur in a particular language.
P______ are abstract mental representations of the phonological units of a language.