Explain what is meant by the following statements

1. The phoneme is a unit of an idiolect (D. Jones, K. Pike).

2. The phoneme is a unit of a dialect (L. Bloomfield).

3. The phoneme is a unit of a multidialect (G. Trager, H. Smith).

4. The phoneme is a unit of a “supralect” (J.A. Perry).

TEST

Choose the odd variant.

1.The following notions were introduced by J.A. Baudouin de Courtenay:

a)homogenes;

b)divergents;

c)correlates;

d)croneme.

2.The main points of N.S. Trubetzkoy’s research work are:

a)the separation of phonology from phonetics;

b)the theory of phonological opposition;

c)the theory of phonemic independence;

d)the theory of the arch phoneme;

3.The following scientists represent Russian schools of linguistics:

a)J.A. Baudouin de Courtenay;

b)L.V. Scerba;

c)N.S. Trubetzkoy;

d)L.R. Zinder.

4.The following scholars belong to the American school of linguistics:

a)L. Bloomfield;

b)D. Jones.

c)W. Twaddel;

d)H. Sweet;

Match the LINGUIST with the phonological school he represents.

The Kazan school of linguistics	N.S. Trubetzkoy
The Leningrad school of linguistics	D. Jones
The Moscow school of linguistics	L. Hyelmslev
The Prague school of linguistics	J.A. Baudouin de Courtenay
The London school of linguistics	L.V. Shcherba
The American school of linguistics	R.I. Avanessov
The Copenhagen school of linguistics	L. Bloomfield

Arrange the words and word combinations in the proper order to define the phonetic phenomena.

1. The phonemes are….
…which are capable of…
… sound types,…
…distinguishing the meaning…
… thus serving the purpose of…
…limited in number…
…social intercourse.
and the form of words,

2. A phoneme is …
…in a given language, …
…as any other member.
…which are related in character…
…in the same phonetic context…
…no one member ever occurs…
…a family of sounds…
…in a word…
…and are used in such a way that…

Agree or disagree with the statements and correct the false ones.

1.The first period of J.A. Baudouin de Courtenay’s research work is called psychological.

2.According to N.S. Trubetzkoy a phonetician should study sounds without taking into consideration the meaning of what is said.

3.S.K. Showmyan’s approach to the phoneme is called cybernetic.

4.The phoneme theory of the London school of linguistics is based on the ideas of behaviorism.

5.L. Bloomfield defined the phoneme as a bundle of distinctive features.

6.J.A. Baudouin de Courtenay analyzed the phoneme from the point of view of the morphemic structure of words and sound interchange.

7.L.V. Shcherba considered the phoneme a real unit.

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