ASIAN
401
“Introduction
to
Asian
Linguistics”
Autumn
2022
Answer
Key
to
Phonology
Exercises
AlW1.27-129
ALW
1.2.7:
Kannada
Retroflex
Liquids
1.
Where
is
Kannada
spoken,
and
to
what
language
family
does
it
belong?
Kannada
is
a
Dravidian
language
of
southern
India.
2.
Do
[l]
and
[I]
belong
to
separate
phonemes,
or
are
they
allophones
of
one
phoneme?
a.
If
your
conclusion
is
that
they
belong
to
distinct
phonemes,
describe
the
environments
in
which
they
contrast,
and
if
possible,
provide
minimal
pairs.
b.
If
your
conclusion
is
that
they
are
allophones,
describe
the
distinct
environments
in
which
they
occur
in
complementary
distribution.
They
belong
to
distinct
phonemes.
This
is
shown
by
the
minimal
pairs
#2
[huli]
‘sour
tamarind’
and
#6
[huli]
‘tiger’.
ALW
1.2.8:
Punjabi
Tone
1.
Where
is
Punjabi
spoken,
and
to
what
language
family
does
it
belong?
Punjabi
is
an
Indo-Aryan
language
of
northern
India
and
Pakistan.
2.
How
many
phonemic
tones
does
Punjabi
have?
Justify
your
answer
by
identifying
contrasting
environments
or
complementary
distribution.
a.
If
your
conclusion
is
that
they
belong
to
distinct
phonemes,
indicate
the
environments
in
which
they
contrast,
and
if
possible,
provide
minimal
pairs.
All
three
tones
are
phonemically
distinct.
The
minimal
triplet
#3
[ca:|
‘peep’,
#11
|ca:]
‘enthusiasm’
and
#5
|ca:|
‘tea’
shows
this.
ASIAN
401
1
ALW
Phonology
Exercises
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Answer
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