Re: Phonology question
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 15, 1999, 2:03 |
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Sufkaltin=E1tas na<dirk elzinga>:
> Sounds like a (drum roll, please) ... voiceless alveolar retroflex
> fricative (tada!).
Well, retroflex refers is a place of articulation. Standard /s/ is
lamino-alveolar, meaning that the front of the body of the tongue is
used. If the tip is used, then it is apico-alveolar, so technically
voiceless apico-alveolar fricative. It would be indicated in IPA by /s/
with a diacritic looking like |_| underneath it.
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