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Left margin in Polish55(13)a. PG b. PGC|zV|eC|mVeC|lV|eC|t¡‚V|PIn (13a) the [ml] cluster, although theoretically capable, cannot contractthe IG relation due to the fact that the consonants are separated by thejer, which is properly governed by the following vowel. Consequently, theprefixal vowel is realised phonetically. On the other hand, the stem initialcluster in (13b) is never broken up by an alternating vowel, whichmeans that the IG relation may hold in this case. Furthermore, the prefixfinal vowel remains inaudible as it is properly governed by the firstaudible vowel of the stem.Let us stop for a moment to take stock of the findings so far. Polishtwo-consonant clusters arise due to the application of PG and IG. Theformer mechanism is allowed to apply word-initially as the initial emptyCV unit is not active in Polish. This fact contributes to the existence ofsome word-initial combinations which are not found in most of the IElanguages, e.g. [pt] or [rt]. What is interesting, however, is the fact thatthe inert character of the initial CV unit in Polish creates a situationwhere both #TR and #m + R sequences could be resolved by two competingmechanisms, PG or IG. Recall that the initial CV unit, when inactive,does not need to be governed, which means that #TR and #m + Rsequences can be resolved by either of the two mechanisms, that is, IG(14a) or PG (14b).CV|oC|dVeC|mVP→IGC|rV|uC|gV|aC|t¡‚V|P(14)a. b. PG(C V) C V C V(C V)| P | |T R VIG→C|TVPC|RV|VIn (14a) both consonants, as adequately equipped, contract a governingrelation, i.e. Infrasegmental Government. However, the same cluster canbe separated by a properly governed nucleus (14b). The latter option ispossible in Polish as the initial CV unit does not play an active role in thelanguage. In order to resolve this conflict we have looked in some detailat the behaviour of such clusters when preceded by a prefix, to be more