Are [ɪ] and [i] are allophones of the same phoneme in English?
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/394718/are-%C9%AA-and-i-are-allophones-of-the-same-phoneme-in-english
Jun 20, 2017 · The short answer is no. In English, the phones [ɪ] and [i] are not just allophones of a single phoneme. There are many minimal pairs like "bit-beat", "shit-sheet", "bitch-beach" that establish that [ɪ] and [i] (in a usual English accent) are not always allophones of the same phoneme. To account for the contrasts between these words, we need to define at least two …
DA: 90 PA: 8 MOZ Rank: 6