LIN101H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Circumfix, Affix, Phonological Rule
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Up to 3 consonants in the onset in english: /s/ + /p, t, k/ + /l, r, w, j: phonotactic constraints = restrictions on sequences of segments (blik, ilkb) sonority principle. En(cid:28666)l(cid:28668)s(cid:28667) (cid:28663)o(cid:28664)sn t (cid:28660)llow stop (cid:28606) n(cid:28660)s(cid:28660)l (cid:28668)n (cid:28660)n ons(cid:28664)t(cid:28607) (cid:28661)ut (cid:28660)llow n(cid:28660)s(cid:28660)l (cid:28606) stop (cid:28668)n (cid:28660) (cid:28662)o(cid:28663)(cid:28660). Identify nucleus: the nucleus is the only obligatory constituent of a syllable (usually a vowel) Identify onset (one consonant left of each nucleus) Maximal onset principle (onset to be as large as possible, as long as it obeys the sonority principle) Identify coda: create rhyme (nucleus + coda or nucleus, create syllable. Accidental gaps & systematic gaps: accidental gaps = possible but non-occurring words (conforms to all the phonological rules but has no meaning, systematic gaps = gaps not by accident, but systematic. Determined by grammar. (violates some phonological rules: what do speakers know about the words of their languages: Complex words = multi-morphemic words (morphemes are stored in the lexicon)
