appendix B

Question 1

what distribution characteristics do /3/ and /ng/ share in american english phonemes?

Answer 1

these never occur in word-initial position

Question 2

what distribution characteristics do /h, j, w/ share in american english phonemes

Answer 2

these never occur in word-final position

Question 3

what structural characteristics do the following words have in common: /shwa/, /tri/, /sIks(-)s/, /spaengkt/, /strEngk(-)s/

Answer 3

they are all monosyllabic words

Question 4

what is the syllable type of /sprInts/

Answer 4

CCCVCCC

Question 5

when comparing vowels and consonants, what phonetic class occurs proportionally more often than any other phonetic class

Answer 5

consonants

Question 6

when comparing consonants classified by place of articulation, what phonetic class occurs proportionally more often than any other phonetic class

Answer 6

dental and alveolar

Question 7

when comparing vowels and diphthongs what vowel or diphthong occurs proportionally more often than any other vowel or diphthong

Answer 7

/shwa/

Question 8

what consonant occurs proportionally more often than any other consonant

Answer 8

/n/

Question 9

what are the three most common syllable types

Answer 9

CVC, CV, VC

Question 10

when comparing one-syllable, two-syllable, and three-syllable words, which one occurs proportionally most often class

Answer 10

one syllable