Complementary distribution is different from free variation discuss two concepts given sound example
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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.
REFFERENCE
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Alexiadou,A.E.&Anagnostopoulou,E.(1998).Parameterizing
AGR:Word order,v_movement and EPP
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