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DLAB Sound-Symbol Correspondence Flashcards

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  1. In a fictional alphabet, angled symbols (△, □) represent consonants and round symbols (○, ◯) represent vowels. Which sequence forms a valid consonant-vowel-consonant syllable?

    Answer: △○□

    A CVC syllable requires a consonant, then a vowel, then a consonant, matching the pattern △○□.

  2. A test language assigns one unique sound per symbol with no exceptions. A word written with 7 symbols contains exactly how many sounds?

    Answer: 7 sounds

    Because each symbol maps to exactly one sound with no exceptions, 7 symbols always represent exactly 7 sounds.

  3. In a phonetic code, numbers represent consonants and letters represent vowels. Which sequence is a valid consonant-vowel-consonant word?

    Answer: 3-a-7

    Only 3-a-7 follows consonant-vowel-consonant order because it places a number, then a letter, then a number.

  4. In an invented script, a dot placed above a symbol shortens its sound by half. If '★' = /aa/ (long), then '★̇' (starred with dot) represents:

    Answer: /a/ (short vowel)

    The dot rule halves the sound length, so the long /aa/ becomes the short /a/.

  5. A fictional writing system uses symbols tilted right for voiced sounds and upright symbols for voiceless sounds. A tilted 'P' symbol represents:

    Answer: /b/ (voiced stop)

    The rule states tilted symbols are voiced, so a tilted P corresponds to /b/, the voiced counterpart of /p/.

  6. In a test language, underlining a symbol marks it as silent. The word written as b-r̲-e-n (with underlined r) is pronounced:

    Answer: /ben/

    The underlined r is silent, so only b, e, and n are pronounced, yielding /ben/.