Linguistics Assignment #2 - Carleton University LING 1001

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30. Totonac Examine the classes of voiced versus voiceless vowels in Totonac, a Totonacan language spoken in Mexico. Are voiced and voiceless vowels in Totonac in contrast, in free variation, or in ... complementary variation? If the sounds are in complementary distribution, pick a sound as the basic sound, and give the phonetic contexts for its allophones. a. [tsapsḁ] “He stacks” g. [snapapḁ] “white” b. [tsilinksḁ] “It resounded” h. [stapu̥] “beans” c. [kasitti̥] “Cut it” i. [ʃumpi̥] “porcupine” d. [kuku̥] “Uncle” j. [taːqhu̥] “you plunged" e. [ɫkakḁ] “Peppery” k. [tihaʃɫi̥] “he rested” f. [miki̥] “Snow” l. [tukʃɫi̥] “it broke” The voiced vowels [a], [i] and, [u] ,and the voiceless vowels [ḁ], [i̥], and [u̥], are apart of complementary distribution. They are complementary distribution because the sounds do not occur in the same environment. /i, u, a/ → [i̥, u̥, ḁ] / C_ → [i, u, a] anywhere else The basic sounds are [a], [i]. and [u], as it can occur anywhere within a word. The voiceless vowels [ḁ], [u̥], and [i̥] have the phonetic context of only occurring after voiceless consonants. 32. Examine the following data from Spanish and answer the questions that follow. a. [beβer] “to drink” b. [laβar] “to wash” c. [buskar] “to seek” d. [suβtitulo] “subtitle” e. [ambɾe] “hunger” f. [aβɾasar] “to hug” g. [aβlar] “to talk” h. [blusa] “blouse” i. [oβliɣaðo] “obligated” j. [ambos] “both” k. [gloɾia] “glory” l. [reɣalar] “to present” m. [gɾaβar] “to engrave” n. [reɣla] “rule” o. [teŋgo] “I have” p. [iɣlesia] “church” q. [aɣɾio] “sour” r. [tiɣɾe] “tiger” s. [saŋgɾe] “blood” t. [gama] “range” u. [goβeɾnar] “to govern” [Show More]

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