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Are [ə] and [ɛ] allophones of the same or different phonemes in Amharic?
Are [ə] and [ɛ] allophones of the same or different phonemes in Amharic?
- They are allophones of different phonemes. (correct)
- There is not enough information to determine.
- They are allophones of the same phoneme.
- They are not allophones.
If [ə] and [ɛ] are in complementary distribution, what is the rule to describe their distribution?
If [ə] and [ɛ] are in complementary distribution, what is the rule to describe their distribution?
- [ə] is used in closed syllables, while [ɛ] is used in open syllables. (correct)
- [ə] is used in word-initial position, while [ɛ] is used in word-final position.
- [ə] is used in stressed syllables, while [ɛ] is used in unstressed syllables.
- [ə] is used before consonants, while [ɛ] is used before vowels.
If [ə] and [ɛ] are in contrastive distribution, what evidence can be provided as minimal pairs?
If [ə] and [ɛ] are in contrastive distribution, what evidence can be provided as minimal pairs?
- [ə] and [ɛ] in 'pin' and 'pen'. (correct)
- [ə] and [ɛ] in 'bed' and 'bad'.
- [ə] and [ɛ] in 'cat' and 'cot'.
- [ə] and [ɛ] in 'bit' and 'bet'.
