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Re: Scandinavian Languages

From:Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...>
Date:Monday, August 18, 2003, 21:04
Andraes Johanssunu ƿraet:
> Exactly what vowel it is depends on dialect. In mine, it's a high central > rounded vowel. Some dialects have a labialized (same lip position as > Swedish "o" if that's any help) version of this, some a labialized [2] (mid- > high front rounded). None is exactly usual, and substituting [y] or [u] is a > bad idea - those are both claimed by other phonemes (don't even think of using > a plain [2]!).
What's the lip position of Swedish 'o' and how do labialised [2] and plain [2] differ? :) -- Tristan <kesuari@...>

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