FLS 333: Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What happens when a sorda is the last letter of a word in spanish? - CORRECT ANSWER - It
is not pronounced (ej. ballet)
how many allophones do [p, k, t] have - CORRECT ANSWER - in spanish 1 each, in english
2 (one with aspiration, one without aspiration)
When is aspiration the strongest? - CORRECT ANSWER - when it occurs in the first position
of the silaba tonica
in english when is there not aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER - after [s] or after the silaba
tonica
how is aspiration defined? - CORRECT ANSWER - Voice onset time (VOT)
what is VOT - CORRECT ANSWER - the beginning of the vibration of the vocal chords with
respect to the opening of the mouth
[t, d] - CORRECT ANSWER - In spanish they are dental in english they are alveolar
What happens in Spanish with / p t k / a final syllable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Low
articulatory stress. The occlusion in its joint is not always total, so in this position we can find a
neutralization
what syllable is normally aspirated - CORRECT ANSWER - silaba tonica
when does aspiration lower - CORRECT ANSWER - after /s/
, do [p, t, k] have aspiration in spanish - CORRECT ANSWER - no
/ b d g/ in english - CORRECT ANSWER - almost always oclsuivs
/v/ exists in english - CORRECT ANSWER - one allophone and is labiodental, fricativo,
sonora
how many allophones does /b d g/ have in spanish - CORRECT ANSWER - two (1 oclusiva
and 1 aproximante)
la /d/ aproximante - CORRECT ANSWER - is almost interdental and exists in english
•alternancia condicionada. - CORRECT ANSWER - The phonetic environment determines
the type of allophone to be used.
is selection of allophones random? - CORRECT ANSWER - sometimes it is up to the
phonetic environment (alternancia condicionada)
sometimes it is up to the speaker (alternancia libre)
do the /b d g/ oclusivas and aproximantes occur in the same contexts - CORRECT ANSWER -
no, not usually
what is it called when in some dialects, especially in centro america, there is variation in the
pronuncaition after non- nasal consonants? - CORRECT ANSWER - variación libre
between vowels, what happens to the aproximants - CORRECT ANSWER - they disappear,
especially [ð]
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What happens when a sorda is the last letter of a word in spanish? - CORRECT ANSWER - It
is not pronounced (ej. ballet)
how many allophones do [p, k, t] have - CORRECT ANSWER - in spanish 1 each, in english
2 (one with aspiration, one without aspiration)
When is aspiration the strongest? - CORRECT ANSWER - when it occurs in the first position
of the silaba tonica
in english when is there not aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER - after [s] or after the silaba
tonica
how is aspiration defined? - CORRECT ANSWER - Voice onset time (VOT)
what is VOT - CORRECT ANSWER - the beginning of the vibration of the vocal chords with
respect to the opening of the mouth
[t, d] - CORRECT ANSWER - In spanish they are dental in english they are alveolar
What happens in Spanish with / p t k / a final syllable? - CORRECT ANSWER - Low
articulatory stress. The occlusion in its joint is not always total, so in this position we can find a
neutralization
what syllable is normally aspirated - CORRECT ANSWER - silaba tonica
when does aspiration lower - CORRECT ANSWER - after /s/
, do [p, t, k] have aspiration in spanish - CORRECT ANSWER - no
/ b d g/ in english - CORRECT ANSWER - almost always oclsuivs
/v/ exists in english - CORRECT ANSWER - one allophone and is labiodental, fricativo,
sonora
how many allophones does /b d g/ have in spanish - CORRECT ANSWER - two (1 oclusiva
and 1 aproximante)
la /d/ aproximante - CORRECT ANSWER - is almost interdental and exists in english
•alternancia condicionada. - CORRECT ANSWER - The phonetic environment determines
the type of allophone to be used.
is selection of allophones random? - CORRECT ANSWER - sometimes it is up to the
phonetic environment (alternancia condicionada)
sometimes it is up to the speaker (alternancia libre)
do the /b d g/ oclusivas and aproximantes occur in the same contexts - CORRECT ANSWER -
no, not usually
what is it called when in some dialects, especially in centro america, there is variation in the
pronuncaition after non- nasal consonants? - CORRECT ANSWER - variación libre
between vowels, what happens to the aproximants - CORRECT ANSWER - they disappear,
especially [ð]
