Consider How We Pronounce the Word "Beef": the Graphemes Map

question 12

Multiple Choice

Consider how we pronounce the word "beef": the graphemes map onto phonemes in a regular way; you need no special knowledge about the word to know how to pronounce it. Words like this are said to have:

• A)Regular morpheme-to-phoneme association
• B)Irregular spelling-to-sound correspondence
• C)Regular spelling-to-sound correspondence
• D)Irregular pronunciation equivalence
• E)Irregular morpheme-to-grapheme correspondence

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Definitions:

Colonial Politics

Refers to the political systems, structures, and dynamics within colonies, often involving the control and governance by an external power.

Transatlantic Slave Trade

The forced transportation of Africans to the Americas to work as slaves from the 16th to the 19th century, a key component of the global slave trade system.

Britons

Refers to the people from Great Britain.