Re: Azurian phonology

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