> On Mar 2, 2005, at 11:43 PM, Damian Yerrick wrote:
> > "Ivan Baines" <kinetic_wab@...> wrote:
> >> English in general (well UK English at least) tends to be
> >> less melodic than languages like German I think
>
> > Compare US English, and you may find it more melodic.
> >
http://everything2.com/?node_id=657686
>
> Do you know what the author of that article means when they talk about
> "resonating" from different parts of the mouth?
Possibly a systematic front/back bias in the vowel systems.
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Damian