German [C] (was: Re: Number)

> From: "Henrik Theiling" <theiling@...>
>
> > Not exactly, but similar: German has [C] after front vowels.  So the
> > difference is `after' instead of `before' and `front' instead of
> > `high':
> >
> >    [a], [a:], [U], [u:], [O], [o:] + [C]
> >    others                          + [x]
but [C] should be the default case, since it's [C] in word-initial position.

Regards
  Sven