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Re: Azurian phonology

From:Lars Finsen <lars.finsen@...>
Date:Monday, October 20, 2008, 16:56
Den 20. okt. 2008 kl. 17.36 skreiv Benct Philip Jonsson:

> On 2008-10-20 Lars Finsen wrote: >> >>> with lenis stops realizad as fully voiced stops >> >>> only between two vowels or a vowel and a nasal >> >>> or liquid. >> Hm, this would disqualify the first d in Edvard and the b in >> Torbjørn from being voiced in those dialects. I cannot say I have >> heard them like this, but will keep my ears open for it. > > Not so -- I forgot to include approximants in the voiced contexts.
Actually the northern voiceless r seems to do the trick of devoicing the following stops, like the b and the (second) d above. I don't know if that has anything to do with the fortis-lenis contrast, though. LEF