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    This document provides data from various languages to analyze phonological distributions and determine if certain sounds are allophones of the same phoneme or different phonemes. It examines consonant clusters in English, the distribution of [n] and [ŋ] in Italian, [s] and [ʃ] in Korean, vowel pairs in Mokilese, [t] and [t͡s] in French, and [e] and [a] in Ebira to make judgments about phonemic status. The learner is asked questions about minimal pairs, phonetic environments, and complementary distribution to categorize the sounds.

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    EL1101E/GEK1011

    PS3: Phonology

    1. In the following chart, which of the combinations occur at the


    beginning of an English word? (Take the consonants in the first column
    to be C1 and the consonants in the first row to be C2.) For these
    combinations, think of (or find) words that begin with the consonant
    cluster and write them in the box. If the consonant cluster violates the
    phonotactic constraints of English, write a * in the box.

    [w] [l] [n] [r] [t] [s]


    [t] twenty
    [m]
    [p]
    []
    [s]
    [k]

    2. Consider the following data from Standard Italian and answer the
    questions that follow.

    [tinta] dye [tio] I dye [neo] black


    [tnda] tent [to] I keep [bjaka] white
    [dantsa] dance [fuo] mushroom [ake] also
    [dnte] people [sapone] soap [fao] mud

    i. Are there any minimal pairs? If so, what are they, and what can
    you conclude to be true of Italian from those minimal pairs?

    ii. List all the phonetic environments in which the sounds [n] and
    [] appear.

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    iii. Can you make any generalisations over the environments?

    iv. Are [n] and [] in complementary distribution? Explain your


    answer.

    v. Should we treat [n] and [] as allophones of the same


    phoneme? Why? If they are allophones of the same phoneme,
    decide which sound should represent the phoneme.

    3. In the following Korean words, you will find the sounds [s] and []. Are
    they allophones of the same phoneme or allophones of different
    phonemes? If they are allophones of the same phoneme, decide which
    sound should represent the phoneme.

    [so] cow [kasu] singer [miin] superstition


    [oip] fifty [susek] search [inmun] newspaper
    [kai] thorn [kanik] snack [kasl] hypothesis
    [sal] flesh [ilsu] mistake [tapsa] exploration
    [i] poem [paik] method [thaksaie] table clock
    [miso] smile [sanmun] prose

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    4. Mokilese is a language spoken in Micronesia. Examine the distribution
    of two vowel pairs: [i, i ] and [u, u] (the means the sound is voiceless).
    For each pair, decide whether they are allophones of different
    phonemes or allophones of the same phoneme. If they are allophones
    of the same phoneme, decide which sound should represent the
    phoneme.

    [pi san] full of leaves [uduk] flesh [dupukda]bought


    [kaskas] to throw [poki] to strike [puko] basket
    [ki sa] the two of us [pil] water [apid] support
    [supwo] firewood [kamwki ti] to move

    5. Consider the distribution of [t] and [ts] in the dialect of French spoken
    in Canda. Determine if they are allophones of different phonemes or
    allophones of the same phoneme. If they are allophones of the same
    phoneme, decide which sound should represent the phoneme.

    [tu] all [teleram] telegram [tl] such


    [tr] very [abutsi] ended [tb] stamp
    [kltsyr] culture [mint] minute [tsy] you
    [tsimid] timid [tsit] title [tsb] tube

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    6. Examine the sounds [e] and [a] in Ebira, spoken in Nigeria. Do they
    appear to be are allophones of different phonemes or allophones of the
    same phoneme? If they are allophones of the same phoneme, decide
    which sound should represent the phoneme.

    Part 2: list all the different phonemes found in the data.

    [mezi] I expect [mazi] I am in pain [meze] I am well


    [maz] I agree [meto] I arrange [mat] I pick
    [metu] I beat [matu] I send

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