Which of the following diagrams depict(s) the violation of a principle of autosegmental phonology?
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In autosegmental phonology, correct alignment between the segmental and feature tiers is essential for representing phonological structures accurately.
Step 1: Understanding Autosegmental Phonology.
Autosegmental phonology is a theory of phonology that treats certain phonological features as independent tiers (e.g., segmental tiers and features like consonantal or vowel) which are associated across these tiers. A violation would occur if these features are incorrectly linked.
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
- (A) Representation (i): This representation is correct as the features are properly linked in a consistent manner according to autosegmental principles.
- (B) Representation (ii): This representation violates the principle because the features are misaligned between the tiers, making it the correct choice for the violation.
- (C) Both (i) and (ii): Only (ii) contains a violation, so this option is incorrect.
- (D) Neither (i) nor (ii): Representation (i) is valid, so this option is incorrect.
Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (B) Representation (ii), as it depicts the violation of the autosegmental phonology principles.
