Chapter 13
Exercises:
1. English deletion and assimilation. In some registers of English speech, the following pronunciations may be heard. (Assume the transcriptions are correct, whether or not it matches your own speech.)
There are two alternations: a process of consonant deletion and a process of nasal assimilation. Note the cases both where the rules do apply and where they don't.
a. State (in English) the generalization that governs consonant deletion.
b. State (in English) the generalization that governs nasal assimilation.
c. Rewrite rule 13a using SPE formalism.
d. Rewrite 13b using both SPE and autosegmental formalism.
e. Give a derivation for [græmmʌðɚ] (see example (7) in the text)
f. Must your two rules apply in order? Give evidence for your answer by showing correct and/or incorrect derivations (see example (8) in the text).
in pairs
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ɪmpeɹz
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on Monday
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ɔmmʌnde
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inbound
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ɪmbaʊnd
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on time
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ɔnthaɪm
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in class
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ɪŋklæs
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sunglasses
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sʌŋglæsɨz
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come together
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khʌmthəgɛðɚ
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sing parts
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sɪŋphaɹts
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walked by
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wɔkbaɪ
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stopped by
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stɑpbaɪ
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kept moving
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khɛpmuvɪŋ
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helped pack
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hɛlpphæk
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held back
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hɛlbæk
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hugged me
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hʌgmi
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best buy
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bɛsbaɪ
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think postive
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θɪŋkphɑzɪtɪv
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false pride
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fɔlspɹaɪd
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clamp down
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klæmpdaʊn
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held together
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hɛldthəgɛðɚ
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bold call
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boldkhal
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risk management
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rɪskmænɪdʒmɪnt
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best friend
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bɛstfrɛnd
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grandmother
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græmmʌðɚ
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stand pat
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stæmphæt
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send money
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sɛmmʌni
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can’t be
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khæmbe
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count money
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kaʊmmʌni
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went by
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wɛmbaɪ
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2. Examine the following data from Korean (Gleason, 1955, Workbook in Descriptive Linguistics). The sounds [s], [S], and [z] are in complementary distribution and form one phoneme. Choose one alternant as basic, and write rules to derive each of the other two. Write your rules both in SPE and Autosegmental formalism. Which works better?
satan
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division
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sæk
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color
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sæ
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new
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sosʌl
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novel
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su
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number
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sul
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wine
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susul
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operation
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ʃeke
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world
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ʃekum
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taxes
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ʃesuʃil
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washroom
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ʃihap
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game
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ʃiktaŋ
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dining room
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ʃilsu
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mistake
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ʃinpu
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bride
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ʧaŋza
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business
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inza
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greetings
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inzseʧa
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publisher
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paŋzʌk
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cushion
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umzikʧʌm
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restaurant
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jʌŋzuʧuŋ
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receipt
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