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(6.23) Radical Underspecification<br />

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

Candidates MAX<br />

[+low]<br />

MAX<br />

[+lab]<br />

MAX<br />

[+ATR]<br />

a. [–low, –lab, +ATR, +cor, +hi] **!***<br />

b. [–low, –lab, +ATR] **!*<br />

c. [+ATR] *<br />

d. Ø *!<br />

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

*[F]<br />

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