DLAB DLAB Sound-Symbol Correspondence 3

Question 1

In a fictional script, writing a symbol backwards gives the opposite meaning. If '→' means 'forward,' then '←' means:

Accepted Answer

Backward

Answer

Forward

Answer

Sideways

Answer

Stop

Question 2

A language uses red symbols for verbs and blue symbols for nouns. A sentence with the pattern blue-red-blue contains:

Accepted Answer

Two nouns and one verb

Answer

Two verbs and one noun

Answer

Three verbs

Answer

Three nouns

Question 3

In a test language, doubled symbols double the sound's duration. If '⬛' = /m/, then '⬛⬛' represents:

Accepted Answer

/mm/ (a long m sound)

Answer

/n/ (a different nasal)

Answer

/mp/ (a consonant cluster)

Answer

/mb/ (a voiced cluster)

Question 4

A phonetic code has 5 vowel symbols and 15 consonant symbols. Which statement about a four-symbol word is necessarily true?

Accepted Answer

It has exactly 4 phonemes

Answer

It has exactly 4 vowels

Answer

It has exactly 4 consonants

Answer

It has exactly 8 phonemes

Question 5

In an invented script, a symbol appearing twice in a row is always pronounced as a single sound (no gemination). The word 'drr-a-n' (with doubled r) is pronounced:

Accepted Answer

/dran/

Answer

/drran/

Answer

/drrran/

Answer

/dan/

Question 6

A test language assigns a unique symbol to each of its 24 phonemes. A spoken word with 5 distinct phonemes is written with:

Accepted Answer

5 symbols

Answer

3 symbols

Answer

4 symbols

Answer

10 symbols