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Re: [4:] ~ [r]

From:Muke Tever <hotblack@...>
Date:Sunday, September 12, 2004, 16:49
On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 09:43:53 -0400, Trebor Jung <treborjung@...> wrote:
> Since [4] is a tap, and [r] is a trill, wouldn't [4:] be essentially the > same as [r]? Or is there a difference?
They might possibly be the same... but given the punctual nature of a tap, I'm not sure if [4:] could really be said to mean anything (though /4:/ might--and I wouldnt be surprised to find [r] there). *Muke! -- website: http://frath.net/ LiveJournal: http://kohath.livejournal.com/ deviantArt: http://kohath.deviantart.com/ FrathWiki, a conlang and conculture wiki: http://wiki.frath.net/

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