Re: Phonemic volume
| From: | Ian Maxwell <umlaut@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, November 25, 2002, 22:42 |
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Andreas Johansson wrote:
> You seem to be speaking of a lenis vs fortis distinction. Fortis sounds are
> pronounced with more muscular tension than lenis once, and therefore sounds
> stronger and "tenser".
No, I'm not speaking of a lenis-vs-fortis tenseness distinction, I'm
speaking of a piano-vs-forte volume distinction. That's why I said "a
piano-vs-forte phonemic distinction". (Piano and forte being the
generally accepted Fancy Words for soft and loud, respectively.)
- Ian Maxwell
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