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how to solve a phonology problem
- list the phonetic environments in which the sounds in question appear.
  - do the sounds occur in the same environment
    - the sounds are in overlapping distribution
      - no predictions possible
        the words are minimal pairs
        the words are in overlapping distribution
        the sounds are allophones of DIFFERENT phonemes
    - the sounds are allophones of the SAME phoneme
      - predictions are possible
        the sounds are in complementary distribution
no predictions possible
- the words are minimal pairs
  - the words are in overlapping distribution
    - the sounds are allophones of DIFFERENT phonemes

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