- Remember that we are interested in breaking down phonemes into more abstract units; features for
- The idea in this type of variation is that a restricted inventory defined in these terms is in principle available, and that specific languages make specific choices from that inventory.
Inventory, cont. - Inventory differences show up in e.g. morphology as well; consider number (recall morphology slides)
- English: Singular and Plural
- Classical Greek: Dual as well:
- Lu-ei `he/she/it looses’
- Lue-ton `they-2 loose’
- Luo-usi `they loose’
- Lihir (Oceanic)
- Wa `you’
- Gol `you-2’
- Gotol `you-3’
- Gohet `you-PAUCAL’
- Go `you-PL’
Further differences
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