Phonology Worksheet - Conn, 2012 Page 2

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Problem Set 1

3. (3 pts.) What sounds do you posit as the phonemes and what sounds are the allophones? Give

support for your analysis.

4. (2 pts.) Provide a general rule that derives the allophones from the phonemes. If you can,

provide a rule for both cases rather than two separate rules. Based on the process involved, what

would you call this rule? (What is the name of the process involved here (metathesis,

dissimilation, etc.)?)

5. (2 pts.) Write the phonemic form (underlying form or UR) for the following:

(Phonetic Form)

(Phonemic Form)

[cino]

move

[xufta]

handful

[o i]

[kali]

charms

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