Fig. 20: The representation of /f: ^µɪ^µr^µ.mɐ^µ/→[ɪ^µf^µ.fɪ^µr^µ.mɐ^µ] ‘to sign (Italian origin)’.

This representation shows that vowel prosthesis serves to avoid the violation of the OCP when dealing with initial geminates of non-Semitic origins.