Burmese. A Sino-Tibetan language of Myanmar, spoken by 33M. Compare voiced and voiceless nasals: that is compare [m] and [m?]; [n] and [n?], and [?] and [?? ]. Voicelessness is marked by the small...

Phonology Exercises Due: Sept 10 @ 9 a.m. AULAN101/Marentette 1. Burmese. A Sino-Tibetan language of Myanmar, spoken by 33M. Compare voiced and voiceless nasals: that is compare [m] and [m?]; [n] and [n], and [ ? ?] and [?]. Voicelessness is ? marked by the small diacritic under the nasal (e.g., [m, n]). Are the voiceless nasals ? ? independent phonemes, or in complementary distribution (allophones of one phoneme). Show your work and provide evidence for your conclusion. mi five hmi? to lean against mwej to give birth hm?wej fragrant mji? river hmj? ?j? to cure ne small hnej ? slow nwe to bend flexibly hnwe ? j to heat ?? five h?? to lend property ? ?ou? stump (of a tree) h?e? bird ? 2. Italian. An Indo-European language spoken by 90M. These are its consonants. labial labio- dental/ post- palatal velar dental alveolar alveolar stops p d t d k g nasals m n ? ? fricatives f v s z affricates ts dz t?d? glides j w ? lateral l trill r 2.1 Identify the following natural classes: a) [-continuant] b) [+nasal] c) [-consonantal, –syllabic] d) [+sonorant] 1Phonology Exercises Due: Sept 10 @ 9 a.m. AULAN101/Marentette 2.2 The following words are Italian. [ts] is a voiceless alveolar affricate. Examine this data set with particular references to the phone pair [n] and [?]. Do these phones belong to separate phonemes or are they in complementary distribution? Show your work and provide evidence for your conclusion. nero black inv?rno winter sapone soap dantsa dance bja?ka white fa?go mud tornare return depin?ere depict ??nte people li?gwa language n?nno grandfather t??go I hold a?ke also lu?go long nj?nte nothing fine end u?gja claw frant?eze French onda wave kwantu?kwe although sta?ko tired 3. Finnish. A Uralic language spoken by 5.4M. Note although Finland is in Europe,...