Complementary distribution is different from free variation discuss two concepts given sound example


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TASK; Complementary distribution is different from free variation discuss two concepts given sound example
In linguistics complementary distribution as distinct from contrastive distribution and free variation, is the relation between two different elements of the same kind which one element is found in one set of environments and the other element is found in a non interesting (complementary)set of environment
The term often indicates the two superficially different elements are same linguistics at deeper level, though more than two elements can be in complementary distribution with one other.
Complementary distribution   this refer to the same sound phonetic features which appears in different environment.
  Example, the word pin and spin
  P and Ph are in complementary distribution.P or unaspirated p doesn’t occur word initially, but asprated p does. An English speaker hears sound as the same sound even if some speaker pronounce words with unaspirated [P] at the beginning ,other speaker wont hear those pronunciation as different words with different meaning. 
Pin at the beginning  and spin at the middle.
They are occurring in different environmental to complete the meaning.
Pin is initial appeared to complete its own meaning  and spin at the middle but complete its meaning
Free variation is a positive definition of phoneme. Thus free variation is a sound occurring in the same environment but not show the different in meaning.
However they might seen to be differ in its phonetic  aspect.
 Example, in Swahili language the word  Kula  means to eat while at Kurya  language they call it Kura but those aspect represent the same meaning but in case of phonetic aspect is seen to be differ because each word represent its meaning
In Swahili also the word Mtu which means person but in Makonde language they call Ntu but those represent the same meaning which denoted to the person. Also free variation can be used in any position without any other semantic effect .for example aspiration may be omitted from stops at the end of words in English,however,whether is droped or not is in different ;meaning of the word does not change
Also free variation in this pattern we can find two sounds in the same environment and this does not seem to be a change in meaning can remain constant result of no contrast nature.
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Baltin, M.&Collins,C.(eds) (2001).The handbook of conteporary syntactic theory, Black well, Oxford.
Alexiadou,A.E.&Anagnostopoulou,E.(1998).Parameterizing AGR:Word order,v_movement and  EPP checking ,Natural language and linguistic theory(16:491-539).

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