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(6.21) Underspecification by means of the Pairwise Algorithm<br />

Input: [+low, –labial, –ATR] (overspecified /a/)<br />

Candidates *[+low, –lab]<br />

*[–low, +lab]<br />

a. [+low, –lab,<br />

–ATR]<br />

b. [+low, –lab,<br />

+ATR]<br />

*[–low, +ATR]<br />

*[+low, –ATR]<br />

*[–lab, +ATR]<br />

*[+lab, –ATR]<br />

MAX<br />

[low]<br />

MAX<br />

[lab]<br />

MAX<br />

[ATR]<br />

*! * ***<br />

*! * * ***<br />

c. [–low, –lab] * *! **<br />

e. [–lab, –ATR] * **<br />

f. [+low, +ATR] * *! **<br />

*[F]<br />

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