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Understanding Neutralization in Phonology by hawraa is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses neutralization in phonetics and phonology. It defines neutralization as the loss of contrast between two phonemes in a particular environment. It discusses types of neutralization including positional and absolute neutralization. It also discusses overlapping neutralization versus phoneme neutralization. Optimality Theory is presented as framing neutralization in terms of conflicting constraints. Examples are provided to illustrate different types of neutralization in English phonolo

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hawraa

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EN