DLAB DLAB Sound-Symbol Correspondence 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A language code assigns: 1=p, 2=a, 3=t. The sequence '1-2-3' spells which word?
- tap
- apt
- pat (Correct answer)
- atp
Correct answer: pat
Substituting each number gives p(1)-a(2)-t(3), which spells 'pat'.
Question 2: In a fictional language, all words ending in the symbol '★' are nouns. The word 'breltu★' is therefore a:
- Verb
- Adjective
- Noun (Correct answer)
- Adverb
Correct answer: Noun
The rule states any word ending in '★' is a noun, so 'breltu★' must be classified as a noun.
Question 3: A test language uses the symbol 'X' to mark word boundaries. How many words appear in: 'brak X felo X mitu'?
- 2 words
- 3 words (Correct answer)
- 4 words
- 5 words
Correct answer: 3 words
Two X symbols create two boundaries, dividing the string into three words: brak, felo, and mitu.
Question 4: In an invented writing system, a symbol enclosed in brackets [ ] indicates a plural noun. If 'dren' means 'a tree,' then '[dren]' means:
- A big tree
- Many trees (Correct answer)
- A small tree
- No trees
Correct answer: Many trees
The bracket rule marks plural nouns, so [dren] means 'trees' (multiple trees).
Question 5: A fictional alphabet has 6 symbols for vowels and 14 symbols for consonants. A three-symbol word alternating vowel-consonant-vowel draws how many symbols from the vowel set?
- One vowel symbol
- Two vowel symbols (Correct answer)
- Three vowel symbols
- Zero vowel symbols
Correct answer: Two vowel symbols
The V-C-V pattern has vowels in positions 1 and 3, so exactly two vowel symbols are used.
Question 6: In a test language, the symbol '↑' placed before any word raises its pitch and '↓' lowers it. The phrase '↑ma ↓la' has which pitch pattern?
- Both syllables high pitch
- Both syllables low pitch
- First syllable high, second low (Correct answer)
- First syllable low, second high
Correct answer: First syllable high, second low
'↑ma' is high-pitched and '↓la' is low-pitched, giving a high-then-low pattern across the phrase.
DLAB DLAB Sound-Symbol Correspondence 2
A language code assigns: 1=p, 2=a, 3=t.
The sequence '1-2-3' spells which word?