question archive Examine the following set of words from Alphish (a made-up language) and answer the questions that follow based on this data
Examine the following set of words from Alphish (a made-up language) and answer the questions that follow based on this data
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Examine the following set of words from Alphish (a made-up language) and answer the questions that follow based on this data. [6 points - 3pts each]
[sora] 'hawk' [toma] 'book' [mazis] 'corn'
[sezar] 'king' [fuzet] 'lock' [tizut] 'read'
[dorat] 'advisor' [doras] 'twice' [soma] 'dream'
1. First, compare [t] and [s]:
a. Are [t] and [s] distinct phonemes in Alphish, or are they allophones of the same phoneme?
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b. Justify your answer above. In other words, what aspect of the Alphish data lead you to make this conclusion?
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2. Now, compare [s] and [z].
a. Are [s] and [z] distinct phonemes in Alphish, or are they allophones of the same phoneme?
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b. Justify your answer above. In other words, what aspect of the Alphish data lead you to make this conclusion?
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