Re: Allophone Problem
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 12:42 |
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On 6/6/07, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com <MorphemeAddict@...> wrote:
> In a message dated 6/6/2007 7:15:36 AM Central Daylight Time,
> markjreed@MAIL.COM writes:
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> > Clearly /e/ and /i/ are separate phonemes in complementary
> > distribution, just like English /h/ and /N/.
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> English /h/ and /N/ are in complementary distribution? Can you give some
> examples?
/h/ only occurs in syllable-initial position; /N/ only occurs in
syllable-final position.
A word such as */N&h/ is not licit, while /h&N/ is.
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>