*X…X prefers that strings that contain labials, coronals, and dorsals have equal numbers of stops at each place of articulation. Violations are separated into labials, coronals, and dorsals.
| /ppppppppp/ . | *X…X . | Ident(place) . |
|---|---|---|
| a. ppppppppp | 36 + 0 + 0 = 36 | |
| b. ppppppppt | 28 + 0 + 0 = 28 | 1 |
| c. ppppppptt | 21 + 1 + 0 = 22 | 2 |
| d. ppppppttt | 15 + 3 + 0 = 18 | 3 |
| e. ppppptttt | 10 + 6 + 0 = 16 | 4 |
| f. ppppppptk | 21 + 0 + 0 = 21 | 2 |
| g. pppppptkk | 15 + 0 + 1 = 16 | 3 |
| h. ppppptkkk | 10 + 0 + 3 = 13 | 4 |
| i. pppptkkkk | 6 + 0 + 6 = 12 | 5 |
| j. pppppttkk | 10 + 1 + 1 = 12 | 4 |
| k. ppppttkkk | 6 + 1 + 3 = 10 | 5 |
| → l. ppptttkkk | 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 | 6 |
| /ppppppppp/ . | *X…X . | Ident(place) . |
|---|---|---|
| a. ppppppppp | 36 + 0 + 0 = 36 | |
| b. ppppppppt | 28 + 0 + 0 = 28 | 1 |
| c. ppppppptt | 21 + 1 + 0 = 22 | 2 |
| d. ppppppttt | 15 + 3 + 0 = 18 | 3 |
| e. ppppptttt | 10 + 6 + 0 = 16 | 4 |
| f. ppppppptk | 21 + 0 + 0 = 21 | 2 |
| g. pppppptkk | 15 + 0 + 1 = 16 | 3 |
| h. ppppptkkk | 10 + 0 + 3 = 13 | 4 |
| i. pppptkkkk | 6 + 0 + 6 = 12 | 5 |
| j. pppppttkk | 10 + 1 + 1 = 12 | 4 |
| k. ppppttkkk | 6 + 1 + 3 = 10 | 5 |
| → l. ppptttkkk | 3 + 3 + 3 = 9 | 6 |