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In each set of symbols, there is one that doesn't belong

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In each set of symbols, there is one that doesn't belong. Identify the odd one out, and then name the characteristic that the rest of the symbols share. The first one has been done for you. [5 points]

 

                                              Odd one out                The rest are all...

a.    [ b m d g ]                     [m]                            oral              

b.    [ i u ? ? ]                                                                                        

c.    [ b t d g ]                                                                                         

d.    [ t s z r d? ]                                                                                      

e.    [ i o e ? ]                                                                                         

f.     [ t f z ? ]                                                                                      

 

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  Odd one out                The rest are all...

a.    [ b m d g ]                     [m]                            oral              

b.    [ i u ? ? ]                            ?                            long sound     

c.    [ b t d g ]                            t and d               non-coronal placement

d.    [ t s z r d? ]                         d?                       alveolar-coronal placement

e.    [ i o e ? ]                             i and e                _non-front vowel       

f.     [ t f z ? ]                               f                            non-pulmonic consonant    

Step-by-step explanation

b. i u ? are long sound while ? is short sound

c. b is labial and g is dorsal placement, t and d are both coronal placements

d. t s z r are all alveolar-coronal placements while d? is pos-alveolar placement

e. i and e are front vowels, o is a raised vowel, while a is a retracted vowel

f. t z ? are all pulmonic consonants, while f is a non-pulmonic consonant