Re: Rhotics (was: Poll: What looks best?)

I thought I'd sent this earlier - but it hasn't come back on the list,
and it's not shown in my 'sent box'. However, if it does crop up twice
on the list, accept my apologies   :)

Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:
> Ollock Ackeop skrev:
>
>> I don't know anything about the "commonalities" or the "definitions"
>> people
>> mention.  AFAIK, plosives and sibilants can't be rhotics at all, and the
>> rest is fuzzy.
>
> The sibilant [z`] can definitely be rhotic, e.g. in Turkish
> and some forms of Swedish.
Yes, indeed - and the retroflex consonants are sometimes describes as
rhotics. Why not, indeed? They are "r-colored." They certainly include
plosive and sibilants.

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