A little problem to solve

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A little problem to solve

• Adapted from Alyssa and Alanahs language

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Alyssa and Alanahs languageRelevant information
Relevant phonemes
/d/
Relevant non-phonemic sounds
/E/
/d/
Ø
E
d
fish
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Alyssa and Alanahs languageThey made an infix,
which is
Relevant phonemes
/d/
Relevant non-phonemic sounds
/-i-/
Ø
Ø
i
made of X
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Alyssa and Alanahs languageTheir infix

• Now they have to split the word and insert the
  infix

/-i-/
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Alyssa and Alanahs languageTheir infix

• Knowing what you know about their language, how
  would syllabify this new word?

made of fish
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Alyssa and Alanahs languageTheir infix

• Maybe you did this

OK
made of fish
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Alyssa and Alanahs languageTheir infix

• It seems the only solution is the following one

ù
OK
OK
made of fish
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Alyssa and Alanahs languageIn brief
The phonological representation CAN be ill-formed
\Eid\
The phonetic representation CANNOT be ill-formed
Eù id
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Alyssa and Alanahs languageTheir infix

• Why can we only use non-phonemic sounds in this
  case?

• If we use a phonemic sound, there will be a
  change in meaning

Using a non-phonemic sound
Eù id
Using a phonemic sound
Ed id

• Using a non-phonemic sound will keep the meaning
  constant.