Similar Pair
Definition:
A similar pair is two words in which
- phonetically similar segments occur in quite similar environments, and
- no phonetically plausible rationale can be found to show how one of the segments has been modified by its environment.
Examples:
The phonetically similar segments being contrasted are [p] and [b].
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This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.