Handouts
Today we reviewed the basic concepts in phonology that we talked about yesterday and I introduced Homework #4. We then practiced applying the concepts with in two small datasets, one from Russian and one from English. We didn’t actually get to talk much about the ‘minimal pairs’ handout, and we won’t talk about it on Friday, but you can use it to practice thinking about minimal pairs. (See if you can think of a minimal pair for each pair of sounds shown in the chart.)
Homework #4 is due next Friday (so, not till after the exam). It involves a bit of library research so don’t wait till the last minute. If you missed class or have any questions about how it works, send me an email!