IPS Chapter 9


Here are some transcribed words from German. Based on the evidence of these words, rather than any other knowledge you may have about German, answer the questions about the distribution of voiceless alveolar and postalveolar  and voiced alveolar fricatives.


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[ʃtɪmə] voice [zenf] mustard [ʃlaŋə] snake
[fʁɪʃ] fresh [vɪʃn] to wipe [ʁoːzə] rose
[palast] palace [ʃprɪŋən] to jump [vespə] wasp
[vɪsn] to know [vʊstə] knew [ʃklaːvə] slave
[zɪŋən] to sing [laɪzə] quiet [aksl] shoulder
[hals] neck [blaːzn] to blow [ʃneː] snow
[ʃvax] weak [ʃmiːʁə] grease [naːzə] nose
[blas] pale [hasn] to hate [ʃʁaŋk] cupboard
[ʃaːf] sheep [vɪʃtə] wiped [laks] salmon
 

First from the list below choose those environments in which a voiceless postalveolar fricative may occur.

(1)  __ # (4)  #__C  
(2)  V__ [+continuant] (5) C__#  
(3)  __ [C, +voice] (6) __ [C, +sonorant]  


Now from the list below choose those environments in which a voiceless alveolar fricative may occur.

(1)  # __ (4) __ C#  
(2)  __ # (5) [C, +sonorant] __  
(3)  C __C (6)  V __ V  


Finally  from the list below choose those environments in which a voiced alveolar fricative may occur.

(1)  __ # (4)  #__C  
(2)  #__ (5) C__#  
(3)  __ C (6) V __ V