(a) Tarahumara (Uto-Aztecan, 100 000 speakers, Mexico)
ba’wí bahí-n-ti-ri-ni
water drink-desiderative-causative-PST.PASS.-1stSG.NOM.
‘They made me want to drink water’
(b) Maori (Austronesian, 50 000 speakers, New Zealand)
ka whakahoki a Anthony ite hii ika a ia
PST. reply SPEC. Anthony PST. catch fish SPEC. he
‘Anthony replied that he had caught fish’
(c) Scottish Gaelic (Indo-European, 50 000 speakers, UK)
tha mi a’ sireadh an leabhair bhig ghuirm
be-PRES.-IND. I PROG. search-VN. the book-GEN.SG. small-GEN.SG. blue-GEN.SG.
‘I am searching for the small blue book’
(a) Identify the specific phonological processes exhibited in each child’s pronunciation of each word.
Boris
maze
[med] _________________________
rake
[ret] _________________________
Penelope
[bez] _______________________
[wek] _______________________
(b) Determine how each child will most likely pronounce the following words.
cane
_________________
rise
An important law in economics is the “Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility”. Discuss what this law is and provide an example of diminishing marginal utility you’ve encountered recently.