2. PHONOLOGY
7a. Aap idllaI jaa[e.
a:p dilli: ja:ie.
you Delhi go-fu-2p
You go to Delhi.
7b. Aap idllaI jaa[e.
a:p dilli: ja:ie.
You go to Delhi.
7c. Aap idllaI jaa[e.
a:p dilli: ja:ie.
You go to Delhi.
2.3.5. Juncture
Juncture is functional in Hindi. Internal juncture may be considered
as phonemic juncture. Mostly, the medial clusters have juncture
because those sequences of sounds do not occur in the same
syllable.
mauiSkla muškil difficult
Anajaana anja:n ignorant
kuta- kurta: shirt
badmaaSa badma:š rogue
The following minimal pairs indicate the phonemic status of
internal juncture:
Kanaa kha:na: food
Ka + naa kha: + na: to eat
klaa[- kala:i: wrist
kla + Aa[- kal + a:i: came yesterday
isaka- sirka: vinegar
isar + ka sir + ka: of the head
There are two types of juncture: (i) internal juncture and (ii)
external juncture. The internal juncture (+) reduces words into
phrases or compound words in the sentences.