Zero Degree Deviation Introduction A young fellow asks a girl: "What sing were you born under?' I was born under what..” Here“what”can be seen as zero- degree vacancy I'verkansil of 12 The concept of different animals as zodiacal “zero-degree'”is like Izao'daiokll signs constitute concrete ‘eme''emin phonology. forms of deviation from zero- degree vacancy.A young fellow asks a girl: “What sing were you born under?” “I was born under what.” Here “what” can be seen as zero￾degree vacancy [ˈveɪkənsi] of 12 different animals as zodiacal [zəʊ'daɪəkl] signs constitute concrete forms of deviation from zero￾degree vacancy. The concept of “zero-degree” is like ‘eme’ ['em] in phonology. 11 Introduction Zero Degree & Deviation