*X…X prefers that strings that contain both laterals and rhotics have equal numbers of them. Violations are separated into laterals and rhotics.
| /llllllll/ . | *X…X . | Ident(lateral) . |
|---|---|---|
| a. llllllll | 28 + 0 = 28 | |
| b. lllllllr | 21 + 0 = 21 | 1 |
| c. llllllrr | 15 + 1 = 16 | 2 |
| d. lllllrrr | 10 + 3 = 13 | 3 |
| → e. llllrrrr | 6 + 6 = 12 | 4 |
| /llllllll/ . | *X…X . | Ident(lateral) . |
|---|---|---|
| a. llllllll | 28 + 0 = 28 | |
| b. lllllllr | 21 + 0 = 21 | 1 |
| c. llllllrr | 15 + 1 = 16 | 2 |
| d. lllllrrr | 10 + 3 = 13 | 3 |
| → e. llllrrrr | 6 + 6 = 12 | 4 |