Re: Sh!

On 6 Sep 02, at 8:58, Christophe Grandsire wrote:

> French uses [Syt], but also often simply [s:] or [S:]. I'd say it's probably
> nearly universal that languages use a fricative of some sort (at worst an
> affricate), but I would be so bold as saying that the fricative used is always
> alveolar or postalveolar.
German has "pst" [ps=t] or "pscht" [pS=t] according to Duden (the
length of the sibilant may vary); my wife says she can also imagine
saying [pS:] besides either of the above.

I don't think plain [s:] or [S:] is used in German -- I'd always expect
a [p] in front, and usually it'd be followed by a [t]. [ps=t] is
probably more common (it's also the main entry in Duden; "pscht" is
referred to it).

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>