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

By the reversal rule, the backwards form of a symbol carries the opposite meaning, so '←' means 'backward.'

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

Blue = noun and red = verb, so two blue symbols and one red symbol yield two nouns and one verb.

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

Doubling a symbol only affects duration, not the sound quality, so '⬛⬛' is simply a lengthened /mm/.

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

With one sound per symbol, any four-symbol word represents exactly 4 phonemes regardless of vowel-consonant distribution.

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

The no-gemination rule collapses the doubled 'rr' into a single /r/, yielding /dran/.

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB - Defense Language Aptitude Battery Practice Test

DLAB DLAB Sound-Symbol Correspondence 3