Decipherment

Day 5: Handout

Dr. Andrew M. Byrd

Names

Name: ________________

Different spellings = Same sound

See, senile, sea, seize, scenic, siege, ceiling, cedar, juicy, glossy, sexy

Morphemes

How many morphemes are in the following words?
- Language
- Desks
- Unbelievable

Distinctive Features

Identify the distinctive features of the following sounds:

1. [m]; (2) [ʃ]; (3) [j]; (4)[ʔ]

Allophones in English

Listen to or silently pronounce the following pairs, then answer the following questions.

• “a”: cat / Andrew
• “k”: king / Kong
• “t”: trust / tweet

1. Are the letters representing the same sound in each pair?

2. If not, what might explain why they don’t sound the same to you?

Read the following sentence in Runes

ᚺᛖᚱ ᛁᛋ ᚹᚨᚱᛞᚨᛉ ᚱᚢᚾᛟ

‘Here is a protected rune’

Zlango: What Does This Mean?