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Complementary distribution   /kˌɑmpləmˈɛntri dˌɪstrəbjˈuʃən/   Listen
Complementary distribution

noun
1.
(linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts.  Synonym: complementation.





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... would be written today as l (l with crossing line). The backward apostrophe ' probably represents the glottal stop; the simple apostrophe ' may indicate the same sound. The two characters seem to occur in complementary distribution (initial vs. non-initial syllables), but exceptions were too numerous to list. The free-standing accent may be a stress marker. Small raised g could ...
— Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of New Mexico and Arizona in 1881 • James Stevenson


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