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Understanding the Lateral /l/ Phoneme: Rules and Examples

This text discusses the lateral phoneme /l/, which has different articulatory characteristics depending on its phonetic environment. It outlines that /l/ is light before vowels and dark in other contexts. The document includes examples like "lip," "yellow," and "milk," highlighting the phonetic variations. Additionally, it touches on the Elsewhere Rule that governs the application of phonetic rules, emphasizing when to apply the least generalized rules first. This detailed analysis is crucial for understanding phonetic structures in language.

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Understanding the Lateral /l/ Phoneme: Rules and Examples

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  1. The lateral - l lip yellow mill miller milk people

  2. l http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~danhall/phonetics/sammy.html l

  3. The phoneme /l/ is light before a vowel, otherwise dark

  4. The lateral - l lip yellow mill miller milk people

  5. trouble follows the blameless milkman like a wealthy lawyer trÆbl fol0uz ð0 bleimlis milkm0n laik 0 welþ^ lOj0

  6. lay play splay clay exclaim

  7. (from week 6):

  8. Does it follow k or p in a stressed syllable? Is it followed by a vowel? mill milk lay yellow clay play

  9. Elsewhere rule Of any two rules, the rule with the narrower application is applied first.In other words, apply the least generalised rules first

  10. Elsewhere rule rule for –s inflections: elsewhere

  11. Elsewhere rule rule for /l/

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