Examine the folling data from Italian:
[tinta] 'dye' [tiŋgo] 'I dye'
[tƐnda] 'tent' [tƐŋgo] 'I keep'
[dansa] 'dance' [fuŋgo] 'Mushroom'
[nero] 'black' [bjaŋka] 'white'
[dʒƐnte] 'people' [aŋke] 'also'
[sapone] 'soap' [faŋgo] 'mud'
(i) Can you tell me a phonological rule that derives the allophones?
(ii) Compare the status of [n] and [ŋ] in Italian and English. Are they the same or different? Provide evidence to support your answer. (I.e. Look for data from English to show if [n] and [ŋ] are allophones of the same phoneme or allophone of different phonemes.)
(iii)Which do you think is the phoneme, [n] or [ŋ]? Why?