Jean Aitchison Part 11

All consonants are weak … (p. 155)

	at the end of a word if no vowel follows
	at the beginning of a word if followed by another consonant
	at the end of word if followed by a vowel
	at the beginning of a word if followed by a vowel

Assimilation and omission are found the world over, especially when … (p. 158)

	two or more consonants meet
	two or more vowels meet
	a consonant is followed by a vowel
	a consonant is preceded by a vowel

In Standard English, the word little is pronounced with … (p. 160)

	a ‘dark’ l at the beginning and a ‘clear’ l at the end.
	a ‘clear’ l at the beginning and a ‘dark’ l at the end.
	a ‘clear’ l at the beginning and a ‘clear’ l at the end.
	a ‘dark’ l at the beginning and a ‘dark’ l at the end.

It seems to be a natural tendency in syntax to … (p. 163)

	keep the object and the main verb close together
	keep the object and the main verb apart
	place the verb at the end of a sentence
	place the subject at the beginning of a sentence

The term iconicity refers to the fact that … (p. 164)

	human languages weakly copy certain features of the world
	assimilation and omission are found the world over
	the metaphorical meaning of a word is generally its original meaning
	there is a tendency in all human languages to omit unnecessary repetition