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It is caused by the feature changing of each phoneme. This rule can be stated as follows.
V [+high, -back, +tense] V [+high, -back, -tense] __ [-voiced, +labiodental]
b. The ɑ into æ Change
The last vowel change that occurs in the base attached to the suffix {-ful} is an alteration from
ɑ into æ. It is similar to the previous part which only has one datum. The datum is as follows.
Table 19. Vowel Change from ɑ into æ
No. Vowel Change
Base IPA
Word IPA
1 ɑ into æ
wrath rɑθ
wrathful ˈræθfl
The change of ɑ into æ occurs in the word
wrathful
which is pronounced as ˈræθfl. After the additional of the suffix {-ful}, the vowel ɑ in
the base
wrath
rɑθ is changed into the vowel æ. Consequently, the word
wrathful
is pronounced as ˈræθfl, not rɑθfl. From this discussion, it can be
revealed that the alteration of vowel change is the vowel ɑ turns into æ when
the base is attached to the suffix {-ful}. However, this alteration only happens in one base which is
wrath
. To sum up, the vowel change in the base
wrath
from ɑ into æ undergoes
the alteration of features when attached to the suffix {-ful}. The vowel change is from a back vowel into front vowel. The rule of vowel change is stated use the
phonological notations. Here are the following phonological notations. V [-high, +back, +tense]
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2. Segment Insertion
Segment insertion belongs to morphophonemic processes where the feature of segment of the words is inserted. In short, segment insertion occurs
when there is an additional consonant or vowel. The segment insertion can be inserted in the initial, medial, or the final sound of words.
In this undergraduate thesis, there is only one word experiencing the segment insertion process. The researcher figures out that this segment is inserted
at the end of the base of the suffix {-ful}. The datum can be seen below.
Table 20. Segment Insertion No.
Vowel Change Base
IPA Word
IPA
1. insertion of schwa
ə cheer
t ʃɪ
r
cheerful t
ʃɪəfl The table above shows that there is a segment insertion that occurs after
the attachment of the suffix {-ful} which is an insertion of schwa ə. The
insertion of schwa occurs in the word
cheerful
. The insertion of the schwa ə in
the word
cheer
is really obvious. It happens when the base
cheer
is attached to the suffix {-ful}, that becomes
cheerful
. Consequently, the IPA of the word
cheerful
turns into t ʃɪəfl by inserting the schwa ə between the vowel ɪ and consonant
f. It is said that the insertion of the schwa ə ensues when tʃɪ
r
is attached to the suffix {-ful}.
From the explanation above, the rule of insertion is applied in the base
cheer
when receiving the suffix {-ful}. The rule uses the phonological notations. It can be stated as follows.
Ø [ə] V [+high, -back, -tense] __ [-voiced, +labiodental]