Errata in Language Files 10
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These errata found in Language Files 10 were collected over the summer of 2007 by Jonathan Washington and his students in Ling 200.
Contents
Chapter 2
- p. 89
- gap in velo-pharyngeal port for production of [t], making it look slightly nasalised
- not numbered
- p. 91
- 14.b. [ʌ] not considered back by LF, so no "right answer"
- p. 92
- nʌθɪŋnɛs → nʌθɪŋnɪs
- ðent → ði ænt
Chapter 3
- p. 136, ex. 10
- Avoid at all costs. Parts a. and b. are impossible given
- (a.) students' understanding of rule writing (limited understanding) and syllabic structure (no understanding)
- (b.) bad data (/kæptɻ̩/ should probably be /kæptjɻ̩/ and /vɪsiən/ would be better as /vɪsjən/); note that /kæptɻ̩/ is "capter", not "capture"
- and the general issue that they're not ever just given underlying forms in other problems, so it can confuse them to no end
- Avoid at all costs. Parts a. and b. are impossible given
Chapter 4
- p. 176, ex. 2
- "what kind of affix is used": students don't realise this is asking for prefix or suffix
- 'bicycle' is a bad example, since it's so lexicalised; about half of the students seem to want to break it apart and the other half don't.
- p. 177, ex. 4, g.
- 'ducky' can have two meanings: duck-like, or duck (diminutive). The book obviously expects it to mean the latter, but when it means the former, it gets grouped with 'thrifty' and 'lucky' and students are confused.
Chapter 5
- No adjective phrases!
