Thursday, October 13, 2011

What is a phonological derivation?

What is a phonological derivation?

 

Definition
  A phonological derivation is the set of stages used to generate the phonetic representation of a word from its underlying representation.
Discussion
  Here is a diagram of the stages in a derivation. Phonological rules influence each stage of a derivation:
 
Examples (English)
  Here are some examples of the derivations of words having the negative prefix /In/:
 

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