BTLPT Spanish Phonology and Pronunciation 3

Question 1

The Spanish letters 'b' and 'v' are described phonologically as having which allophones?

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[b] after a nasal or at word start; [β] fricative elsewhere

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[b] always at word start; [v] between vowels

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[b] before voiceless consonants; [v] before voiced consonants

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[b] in stressed syllables; [v] in unstressed syllables

Question 2

Which feature distinguishes Spanish syllable structure from English most significantly for bilingual learners?

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Spanish favors open syllables (CV) while English tolerates complex codas

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Spanish permits longer consonant clusters at syllable onset

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Spanish does not allow consonants in final position

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Spanish requires vowel-initial syllables in all content words

Question 3

In the BTLPT context, why is understanding Spanish phonological rules important for bilingual teachers?

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To identify and address phonological interference errors in students' Spanish production

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To help English monolingual students avoid Spanish entirely

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To teach students that all Spanish dialects are phonologically identical

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To avoid teaching phonics in Spanish literacy instruction

Question 4

The Spanish word 'guía' (guide) has a written accent mark primarily to:

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Indicate the 'i' forms its own syllable (hiato) rather than a diphthong with 'a'

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Mark it as a masculine noun

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Show it is stressed on the last syllable

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Distinguish it from a homophone

Question 5

Which of the following describes the Spanish diphthong correctly?

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A diphthong is formed by a weak vowel (i, u) combining with any other vowel in one syllable

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A diphthong occurs when two strong vowels (a, e, o) appear together

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Diphthongs only occur at the beginning of words in Spanish

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Spanish diphthongs always carry a written accent mark

Question 6

A student writes 'el' (the) and 'él' (he) differently. This accent mark serves which function?

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It is a diacritical accent distinguishing two words that would otherwise be homographs

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It marks stress, since 'él' is stressed on the last syllable

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It indicates 'él' is a borrowing from another language

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It shows that 'él' belongs to a different grammatical gender

Question 7

When teaching Spanish pronunciation to bilingual students, a teacher focuses on the contrast between 'pero' and 'perro'. This activity targets which phonological feature?

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The phonemic contrast between the tap [ɾ] and trill [r]

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The distinction between open and closed vowels

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The difference between voiced and voiceless stop consonants

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The distinction between nasal and oral consonants