Question 3: Examine the following set of words from Alphish (a made-up
language) and answer the questions that follow based on this data. [6 points - 3pts
each)
[sora] 'hawk [toma] "book [mazis]ʻcorn
[sezar] ‘king [fuzet] 'lock' [tizut ‘read'
[dorat] ‘advisor (doras) 'twice' (soma] 'dream
1.First, compare [t] and [s]:
a. Are (t) and (s] distinct phonemes in Alphish, or are they allophones of the
same phoneme?
b. Justify your answer above. In other words, what aspect of the Alphish data
led you to make this conclusion?
2.Now, compare [s] and [z].
a. Are [s] and [z] distinct phonemes in Alphish, or are they allophones of the
same phoneme?
b. Justify your answer above. In other words, what aspect of the Alphish data
led you to make this conclusion?