State the definition of minimal pair and give examples for instance.
– They are different in meaning
– They have the same number of segments
– In each word there is only one different segment in the same distribution
Examples:
met /met/ || set /set/
bat /bæt/ || sat /sæt/
sit /sΙt/ || bit /bΙt/
seat /si:t/ || beat /bi:t/