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<p>from Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Generally, two elements &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;b&#039;&#039; are in &#039;&#039;&#039;complementary distribution&#039;&#039;&#039; if &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;, but not &#039;&#039;b&#039;&#039;, occurs in those environments where on general grounds we may expect both &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;b&#039;&#039;, while &#039;&#039;b&#039;&#039;, but not &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039; occurs in the complementary set of environments.<br /> <br /> In phonology, &#039;&#039;&#039;complementary distribution&#039;&#039;&#039; is often taken as an indication that two superficially different elements are one and the same at a deeper level. Two sounds /a/ and /b/ are in complementary distribution when one of the two (/a/) occurs in all environments except those in which /b/ occurs and vice versa. <br /> <br /> ===Examples===<br /> In English [p] and [ph] are in complementary distribution, since [ph] occurs syllable-initially when it is directly followed by a stressed vowel (cf. &#039;&#039;pin&#039;&#039; [phin]), whereas in all other positions [p] is found. <br /> <br /> In Hindi, however, [p] and [ph] can occur in the same position and are distinctive. <br /> <br /> ===Link===<br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Complementary+distribution&amp;lemmacode=891 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br /> <br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:General]]<br /> [[Category:Phonology]]</div>

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