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Analysis Examples
Phonetic analysis examples
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Determine the phonemic status of [i] and [ĩ] | Minimal pair: [si]‘if’ [sĩ] ‘yes’ |
| Find the phonemic status of [i] and [ĩ] | No minimal pair /i/ → [ĩ] / ___N The oral high front unrounded tense vowel becomes nasalized when it occurs before a nasal consonant. |
| Derivation of Nasalized Vowels [i] and [ĩ] | UR: /sid/ /sin/ Nasalization: ĩ PR: [sid] [sĩn] |
| Consider the distribution of voiced and voiceless vowels. Are [i] and [u̥] representatives of two distinct phonemes, or are they allophones of a single phoneme? | /i, u/ → [i̥, u̥] / C̥___C̥ The high vowels /i, u/ become voiceless when between voiceless consonants |