Table 1.
Feature matrix for IT analysis of the Consonants task.
| B | d | f | g | dƷ | k | l | m | n | p | s | ʃ | t | v | w | j | z | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voicing | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + |
| Manner | plos | plos | fric | plos | aff | plos | app | nas | nas | plos | fric | fric | plos | fric | app | app | fric |
| Place | bil | alv | lad | vel | paa | vel | alv | bil | alv | bil | alv | paa | alv | Lad | lav | pal | alv |
For Voicing, the ‘+’ and ‘−’ signs correspond to present and absent voicing, respectively. For Manner, plos, plosive; fric, fricative; aff, affricate; app, approximant; nas, nasal. For Place, bil, bilabial; alv, alveolar; lad, labiodental; paa, postalveolar; vel, velar; lav, labialized velar; pal, palatal.