The clear /l/ and the dark /l/ may be considered to be the ______________________of the same phoneme /l/?
Correct answer: A. Allophones
- A. Allophones
- B. Allomorphs
- C. Morpheme variants
- D. Minimal pairs
Explanation
The clear [l] generally occurs before a vowel, while the dark [ɫ] commonly occurs after a vowel or at the end of a syllable. Since their distribution is conditioned and they do not change meaning, they are allophones of /l/.
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