SetTheoryandtheClassificationofEnglishLexemes.ppt

Set Theory and the Classification of English Lexemes 2. Morphophonemic Theory 2. Morphophonemic Theory 2. Morphophonemic Theory 2. Morphophonemic Theory 2. Morphophonemic Theory 2. Morphophonemic Theory 3. Verb Classes 3. Verb Classes 3. Verb Classes 3. Verb Classes 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 4. Morphophonemic Mapping 5. A note on Interpretation 5. A note on Interpretation 5. A note on Interpretation Go to Course Outline, Go to Chapter 1, Go to Chapter 2, Go to Chapter 4, Go to Chapter 5, Go to Exercise 3 * 1. Notes on Phonemic Theory Here I will discuss phonemic theory in terms of set theory. A phoneme is a set of allophones which are not contrastive and share a common phonological feature or features. For example [t] and [th] are not contrastive and they form a set containing apical voiceless stops. We may write the name of this with anything we want, but it is strongly advisable to use a symbol that can be associated with the set. Let us select ‘T’ for this set, which by the way is standard: E.g. T = {[t], [th]} or /T/ = {[t], [th]} It helps if the symbol comes close to the default. T is not complete. The two allophones are members of /T/, but there are at least two more allophones in the set: E. g. /T/ = {[t], [th],[€], [?]} (the penultimate slot is a tap.) When completing exercises, I will expect phonemic notation, not phonetics ones, i.e. = [th] is incorrect for /T/. If a phonetic transcription is wanted, I will explicitly state that. Not that [th] in English is constrained to intervocalic positions after a stressed vowel (relatively standard) and in V _ V _ … Where the first vowel is stressed and the second one unstressed. This position is not common in Canadian dialects; it is an American pronunciation in some dialects. Thi