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Applications of Phonetic Theory. Phonetic analysis vs. phonological analysis Phonetic analysis The analysis of phonemes by their specific characteristics (e.g. place, manner, voice) Phonological analysis
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Phonetic analysis vs. phonological analysis • Phonetic analysis • The analysis of phonemes by their specific characteristics (e.g. place, manner, voice) • Phonological analysis • The analysis of phonemes by their specific characteristics in regard to position and occurrence in varying phonetic contexts
When a phoneme is produced in the same place, manner and voice within a context, it is in complementary distribution When a phoneme is produced differently in terms of place, manner or voice within a context, it is in free variation Complementary Distribution or Free Variation?
In phonological analysis, the pieces fit together in only certain ways, but, like a puzzle in a Harry Potter book, the pieces change according to the circumstances surrounding them. • Plastic - /’pl{stIk/ • Plasticity - /pl{s ‘tIsItI/ Phonological analysis and a Harry Potter jigsaw puzzle?
Use distinctive features to describe the changes in rule format • The rule for intervocalic /t/ • /t/ is voiced when it occurs between two vowels and is followed by a weak syllable, not ending in /n/ • Page 49 for phonological rule Writing phonological rules