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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis
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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • Linguists use phonemes to represent the smallest possible units of sound within a word.
  • In English, the phoneme /p/ has labial articulation, which means it is produced using one or both lips, such as in the word “pan.”
  • The phoneme /z/ has alveolar articulation, which means it is produced by placing the tongue against or near the roof of the mouth, such as in the word “zoo.”
  • /p/ is plosive, a term used for sounds in which air flow is at first fully blocked.
  • /z/ is fricative, a term used for sounds in which air flow is partially blocked.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to explain plosive phonemes?
A
The phoneme /p/, a unit of sound in which air flow is at first fully blocked, has labial articulation.
B
The phoneme /p/ in the word “pan” is plosive and is produced using both lips.
C
The linguistic term of fricative is used for units of sound in which air flow is partially blocked.
D
In linguistics, plosive is a term used for units of sound in which air flow is at first fully blocked.