VOT Is A(n) __________ and ___________ Cue to Voicing in Stop

question 2

Multiple Choice

VOT is a(n) __________ and ___________ cue to voicing in stop consonants.

• A) unreliable; variable
• B) unreliable; invariant
• C) reliable; variable
• D) reliable; invariant

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Definitions:

Specific Gravity

The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance, typically water, at a specified temperature.

Volcanic Glass

A natural glass produced by the cooling and solidification of molten lava at a rate too rapid to permit crystallization.

Liquid Water

The liquid phase of H2O, existing at temperatures between 0°C and 100°C under standard atmospheric pressure, and vital for all known forms of life.

Minerals

Naturally occurring substances, usually inorganic, with a defined chemical composition and crystalline structure.