Question

_____ are phonemically the same, but phonetically different.

• A. Allophones
• B. Phonemes
• C. Morphemes
• D. Free variations

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Allophones

• Allophones are sounds that are phonemically the same (they belong to the same phoneme in a language) but are phonetically different (they are pronounced differently depending on the context). Importantly, these differences do not change the meaning of the word.

👉 Example:

• The /p/ in pin [pʰɪn] (with aspiration) and the /p/ in spin [spɪn] (without aspiration) are allophones of the phoneme /p/ in English.