The phonemes which do not occur in the same linguistic environment and which when occur so, do not bring about a change in meaning are said to be in __________?
Correct answer: A. Complementary distribution
- A. Complementary distribution
- B. Contrastive distribution
- C. Non__complementary distribution
- D. None of the abovE.
Explanation
Sounds in complementary distribution occur in mutually exclusive environments and do not create a difference in meaning, as with many allophones of one phoneme. Contrastive distribution, by contrast, involves a meaning difference.
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