A contrastive distribution in linguistics is a relationship between two or more different elements which can appear in the same environment, but cause a change in meaning when one is substituted for another in that environment. A contrastive distribution is demonstrated with a minimal pair.
A contrastive distribution in linguistics is a relationship between two or more different elements which can appear in the same environment, but cause a change in meaning when one is substituted for another in that environment. A contrastive distribution is demonstrated with a minimal pair.
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