What are Distinctive Features?

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Distinctive Features

The previous section presented you with some data from Scots English. In that data, it was shown that the vowels and the vowels appeared before the following sets of consonants

Question: In looking at these two sets of environments (environments are those sounds that follow or come before a particular sound), are the vowels and the vowels in complementary or overlapping distribution? If you're not sure, review the section on phonemes (hint: remember Superman and Clark Kent?).

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