Re: Nasality pa svenska

BP Jonsson scripsit:

> Sublamino-postalveolar realization is rather common.  Some areas even have
> a distinction between sublamino-postalveolar realization of /r/+dental and
> sublamino-palatal pronunciation of /l/+dental!  In fact the sublaminal
> articulator is probably more important than the exact point of articulation
> for a sound to be perceived as "retroflex".
You articulate these with the underside of the tongue?  I can curl back
my tongue enough to make the underside touch the postalveolar region, but
to get palatal articulation I have to take several tries.

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