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1.3 Allophones In English, [p, ph] are two different phones and are variants of the phoneme /p/. Such variants of a phoneme are called allophones of the same phoneme. In this case the allophones are said to be in complementary distribution because they never occur in the same context: [p] occurs after [s] while [ph] occurs in other places. /p/ ? [p] /?[s] _____ [ph] elsewhere This phenomenon of variation in the pronunciation of phonemes in different positions is called allophony or allophonic variation. Velarization: clear l and dark l /?/ ? [?] / _____ V [?] / V ____