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Cambridge language aptitude interview
Infer language rules from a small dataset and test them on new examples.
1
In a certain language ‘mira’ = I see, ‘tira’ = you see, ‘miraka’ = I saw. Infer the meaning of ‘tiraka’, and state what assumption you used.
Rule discovery8 minutesPattern recognitionVerificationTransfer
2
Explain the two structures and two meanings of 'Visiting relatives can be exhausting'.
Syntactic analysis10 minutesStructural comparisonAmbiguityExplain
3
In a new set of language data, the plural suffix is pronounced /s/ after voiceless consonants and /z/ after voiced consonants. How would you describe the rule and design a test example?
Phonological rules10 minutesMinimal pairProof by inductionException