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3.1 Phonological Rules 1: English Past Tense
The examples in list I are representative of English verbs that form a regular past
tense (i.e., their past tense form can be predicted). These past tense forms are
shown in list 11. Like the English plural morpheme, the English regular past tense
morpheme has three variants: in this case, [t], [d], and [id].
Consider the data in lists I and 11. (To facilitate your study, write the last sound
of each word in the space provided.) Answer questions A-F, referring to distinctive
features in your answers. (Instructions on writing rules are found in appendixes 1
and 2, and a list of distinctive features is found in appendix 4.)
List I
- please
- grab
- slam
- plan
- fit
- fix
- pack
- peep
- blend
- seethe
l l. bomb
- hang
- fog
- flush
- knit
Last sound of verb List I1 [t], [d], or [id]
[zl pleased [dl
grabbed
slammed
planned
fitted
fixed
packed
peeped
blended
seethed
bombed
hanged
fogged
flushed
knitted
- fade faded