Phonemes That Differ Only in One Production Feature Sound Similar

question 51

Multiple Choice

Phonemes that differ only in one production feature sound similar to each other, where phonemes that differ in several production features sound distinct. This suggests all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) the features of speech production correspond to what listeners hear when listening to speech
• B) production and perception are linked
• C) errors are more likely when production features are more similar
• D) listeners should be able to detect speech sounds simply by isolating individual sounds

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