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Underlying Representation

Underlying Representation. An Animated and Narrated Glossary of Terms used in Linguistics presents. Frog Or Prince?. What is Water?. Hidden realities. H 2 O. surface manifestation 1. surface manifestation 2. underlying representation. surface manifestation 3. Examples from English.

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Underlying Representation

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  1. Underlying Representation An Animated and Narrated Glossary of Terms used in Linguistics presents

  2. Frog Or Prince?

  3. What is Water?

  4. Hidden realities H2O surface manifestation 1 surface manifestation 2 underlying representation surface manifestation 3

  5. Examples from English hymn [him] hymnal [himnəl] [him] [himnəl] [him] / / himn [himn]

  6. Examples from English face [feis] facial [feiiəl] [feis] [feiiəl] [feis] / / [fei] Determination of the UR of “face” would depend on evidence

  7. Underlying Representation An underlying representation (UR) is a representation of a hidden reality. If we have reasons to believe that different observable forms are so related as to be really the same thing, postulating an UR allows us to capture that insight. An UR is theory/hypothesis, not fact. It is acceptable only on the strength of evidence.

  8. The End Wee, Lian-Hee and Winnie H.Y. Cheung (2009) An animated and narrated glossary of terms used in Linguistics. Hong Kong Baptist University.

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