Network Television Programs Are Prohibited from Broadcasting Profanity

Network television programs are prohibited from broadcasting profanity. However, a network such as Comedy Central might want to censor a word and still allow viewers to hear the word. This is done by playing the first phoneme of the word and masking the remaining phoneme(s) of the word. Which phenomenon would BEST allow the word to be perceived through the mask, a coughing sound or silence? Explain your answer. Would the same mask work for all words?

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The phenomenon of phonemic restoration w...

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