LING 100 HW 5 Questions, Assignments of Linguistics

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Consider the following data from Untheric (a made-up language). [q] is a uvular voiceless stop. (Uvular sounds are produced by bringing the back of the tongue together with the uvula.) [qane] ‘tree’ [qan] ‘brother-in-law’ [kone] ‘house’ [piqam] ‘chicken’ [aqal] ‘drum’ [takun] “sweet potato’ [kins] ‘T am buying’ liken] ‘rope’ Untheric has the following vowel inventory: Front Central Back High i u /u/ and /o/ are rounded. Mid e Ss 0) There is no tense/lax distinction. Low a a) Are there minimal or near-minimal pairs differing in [k] and [q]? If so, list one as an example. b) List the phonetic environments for [k] and [q]. If the same environment occurs multiple times, you only need to list it once. c) Two of your friends look at the data and say that [k] and [q] are in complementary distribution. They state the following generalizations: Ana says: “[q] occurs before back vowels; [k] appears elsewhere.” Bosays “[k] occurs before round vowels; [q] appears elsewhere.” Neither of them is correct. In complete sentences, explain what is wrong with each argument. Use specific examples (the IPA forms from Untheric) to support your claim. d) State the correct generalization about the data. e) Write a phonological rule.