Madimadi Practice Problems PDF

Practice problem: Madimadi Now, what is the third set of sounds that we should observe given the two pairs we just considered? Does this pair follow the same pattern? [k] #_ u #_ a #_e i_a a_# i_i [g] ŋ_i ŋ_a [g] always appears after nasals; [k] elsewhere Practice problem: Madimadi — We coul...

Practice problem: Madimadi Now, what is the third set of sounds that we should observe given the two pairs we just considered? Does this pair follow the same pattern? [k] #_ u #_ a #_e i_a a_# i_i [g] ŋ_i ŋ_a [g] always appears after nasals; [k] elsewhere Practice problem: Madimadi — We could write 3 different rules for [p], [t], and [k] — But if we take this approach, we fail to capture an important generalization: every member of a natural class of sounds is undergoing an identical change. What natural class of sounds is undergoing a change? — Voiceless oral stops — — It isn’t that something happens to [p], something else happens to [t] and another unrelated thing happens to [k]; there is a single rule at work and it effects each member of a natural class of sounds in an identical way. Practice problem: Madimadi — What we are really looking at: a change in one natural class ( voiceless oral stops) is being triggered by another natural class (nasals). — As much as possible, you should incorporate natural classes into phonology rules State the rule that accounts for the above data, using a natural class. — Voiceless oral stops become voiced when they follow a nasal. — Note: only features mentioned right after “become” change (here voicing); the other features stay the same Practice problem: Madimadi What feature distinguishes each pair of allophones? — Voicing [±voice] Is this a distinctive feature for this natural class of sounds in Madimadi. Why or why not? — No, because it is predictable where you will get the voiced allophone. (no minimal pairs, complementary distribution)