the surface outcomes as three contextually selected allomorphs (, , ).

Neutralization

Underlying representations are often invoked in cases of neutralization, where a contrast is not realized in some environment but is preserved elsewhere. For example, in languages with final devoicing, a word-final obstruent may surface voiceless while related forms show a voiced consonant; analyses may posit a voiced consonant in the UR and derive the voiceless surface form in the neutralizing context.

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Underlying

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