Problem Set 6 Key

  1. Angas sonorants:

    Word-final consonants are voiceless.

    Consider the rule:

    • [-syllabic] --> [-voice] // ----#

  2. Kongo obstruents:

    1. [ch, sh, zh] occur before [i]
      [t, s, z] occur elsewhere

    2. basic: t, s, z
      derived: ch, sh, zh
      t, s, z have the widest (=elsewhere, default) distribution

    3. /t, s, z/ become [ch, sh, zh] before /i/ or:

      • [+coronal] --> [-anterior, +strident] // ----- [+high, -back]

  3. Ewe liquids:

    [r] occurs after [t, d, s, z, palatal-nasal, y], i.e., coronal consonants

    Consider the rule:

    • [-syllabic] --> [-lateral, +continuant] // [+coronal]-----