You analyze phonetic
data to determine phonemic
status.
Phonemic status means how native speakers perceive these
sounds, and thus, how these sounds are
organized in this language.
lDo native speakers “hear”
a difference and use them
contrastively? (allophones of different phonemes – these sounds
belong to different
phonemes)
lDo native speakers not
“hear” a difference and thus do not use
them contrastively? (allophones of the same phoneme – these
sounds
belong to the same phoneme)
So
remember, 2 languages might make use of the same
sounds [e] and [i], but organize and perceive
those sounds
differently.
Language A: /e/ /i/ language B: /i/
[e]
[i] [e]
[i]
A: 2 sounds belong to
different phonemes, native speakers
perceive them as different and they can be
used to build
differences in words, [e] and [i] belong to different
phonemes, /e/ and /i/, respectively
B: 2
sounds belong to the same phoneme, native speakers
do NOT perceive them as
different, they may not be used to
build differences in words, [e] and [i] belong to the same
phoneme, /i/
That is your goal in
phonemic analysis –
to determine the
perception
and organization of sound
by a native speaker.
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