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. Consonants [–vocality, –nasality]
saturation
–qp+
gravity tensity
–qp+ – ru +
tensity tensity cont cont
–ru+ –ru+ –fh+ –fh+
cont cont cont cont g k Z S
–fh+ –fh+ –fh+ –fh+
d t z s b p v f
c. Vowels [–vocality, –nasality]
saturation
–qgp+
gravity gravity tensity
–wgo+ –wgo+ –fh+
tens tens tens tens tens tens a a^
–fh+ –fh+ –fh+ –fh+ –fh+ –fh+
j i Á y w u e e^ o o^ O O^
The subtree in (3.28a) shows the expansion of the top two features,
[vocality] and [nasality]. Every phoneme receives a value for [vocality]: – for
consonants, ± for liquids, – for vowels and glides, and the special value # for the
‘zero phoneme’ /´/ (not depicted in this tree). As /´/ is now uniquely specified,
it receives no other features. The liquids need only be further distinguished from
each other, in this feature system by [continuousness]. All the other phonemes
participate in a nasal/oral contrast. The nasal phonemes are completed as shown
in (3.28a).
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