Question

Two or more different realizations of the same sound in different environments are called:

• A. Phonemic similarity
• B. Allophones
• C. Phonemic dissimilarity
• D. Free variation

Hint:

Allophones are variants of a phoneme that occur in different environments without altering meaning.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Allophones are contextual variations of a phoneme that do not change a word's meaning. An example is the /p/ sound in “pat” versus “spat.”