LING 2010Q Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Underlying Representation, Phonological Rule
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The absence of the sequence [] in english is a predictable phonological gap . We know it doesn"t occur because if phplogcon rule of english. /t/ -> [t ] / _ [ ] Recall that phonology deals with distinctive features. /t/ and /d/ undergo palatalization before [*upside down r*] [voiceless stop] -> [voiceless stop aspirated] / #____ All voiceless stops will become aspirated in the beginning of words. Nasal consonants : some [s m] , sun [s n] , sung [s ] These 3 nasal consonants are different phonemes. Nasal consonants: ambush [mb] , android [nd] , ankle [ k] [nasal] -> [nasal bilabial] / ___ [stop bilabial] [n] -> [m] / ___ [stop bilabial] The consonants are pronounced the same way : [ ] But they have different underlying representations: /t/ and /d/ Write the tap rule (with ipa symbols): /t/ and /d/ -> [ ] / v[stress] __ v.
