LING 221 Lecture 9: W9_problems_inclass

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Linguistics
• Course: LING 221
• Professor: Keith Leung

Document Summary

Steps for solving a neutralization problem: list all alternations, figure out if the alternating sounds contrast, figure out where the sounds fail to contrast, write down the underlying representation (if any) and rule. Spanish indefinite articles kana kama untako unta ke untonto unde o unsombrero umpoema umbi o umflorero u ko e u kampo u gato unefekto unombre unar ol. Note that the plural morpheme is / /, singular morpheme is : alternations: [k] ~ [g] as in [tak] ~ [tag-] (allomorphs) [t] ~ [d] as in [grat] ~ [grad-] Rule: [-son] [ voi] / ___ + [-son, voi] or [-son] [- voi] / ___ + [- voi] Kerewe (consonantal alternations) (a bantu language of tanzania) (odden, d. (2005). Infinitive kupaamba kupaa ga kupima kupuupa kupiida kuhiiga kuheeka kuhaa ga kuhiima kuhuuha. 1sg habitual mpaamba mpaa ga mpima mpuupa mpiida mpiiga mpeeka mpaa ga mpiima mpuuha. 3sg habitual apaamba apaa ga apima apuupa apiida ahiiga aheeka ahaa ga ahiima ahuuha.