LING 101 Lecture Notes - Minimal Pair, Vocal Folds, Scone
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Linguistics 101 - tutorial problems for week 2. Do this problem together as a group of 2 or 3 in tutorial. The ipa symbol /e/ is used for the vowel in english bait". The ipa symbol /o/ is used for the vowel in english cone". English that use the same vowel; try to find a variety of spellings, if possible. The ipa symbol / / is used for the vowel in english had". Identify four other words in english that use the same vowel; try to find a variety of spellings, if possible. The pair pod vs. pad is a minimal pair between / / and / / . That means the words have distinct meanings, based only on the difference in vowel quality between / / and / /. Give three more minimal pairs where the meanings are distinguished only by these vowels. Transcribe (write in the ipa) each of the following words,