Question: A) Please answer the following questions thoroughly: Thoroughly define the International Phonetic Alphabet and why we use it as linguists. (2pts) Why is the American


A) Please answer the following questions thoroughly:

  1. Thoroughly define the International Phonetic Alphabet and why we use it as linguists. (2pts)
  2. Why is the American English Alphabet (Orthography) not truly representative of all the sounds we create in American English. (2 pts)

B)The following questions (b-d) will be worth 5 pts each:

  1. How many sounds are in the following words?
    1. quick
    2. these
    3. physics
    4. knock
    5. axis

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