The feature paradox is similar. First, there is rarity of feature errors, which, like the case with syllables, signifies a very limited role for the feature as a unit [Shattuck-Hufnagel, S. & Klatt, D., 1979, The limited use of distinctive features and markedness in speech production. Evidence from speech error data, “Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior”, 18, pp. 41-55]. However, again like the syllable, features play an important role in determining which phonemes can slip with which.
- Dell (2004), Pag. 146