Questions
A. You should be able to determine from the data that the sounds b and p are
related phonologically. Given that p is the basic form, what is the environment
that conditions the appearance of b? That is, list the sounds that condition the
appearance of derived b.B. List the distinctive feature(s) that characterize(s) the class of phonemes that
condition the change of p to b.C. You may have noticed that p is not the only consonant that has a variant in
the environment described in question B. Identify the consonants that are
subject to this rule. List the consonants that are the input to this rule on the
left side of the arrow, and list the corresponding derived consonants on the
right side of the arrow.