Theiling Online    Sitemap    Conlang Mailing List HQ   

Re: Lingwa de Planeta (LdP) introductory course

From:Eric Christopherson <rakko@...>
Date:Sunday, August 5, 2007, 2:50
On Aug 4, 2007, at 9:12 PM, Eugene Oh wrote:

> 2007/8/5, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com <MorphemeAddict@...>: >> In a message dated 8/4/2007 1:29:12 PM Central Daylight Time, >> un.doing@GMAIL.COM writes: >> >> >>> At the same time Mandarin does not use the labial glide in finals, >>> only in initials as a consonant. The vowel series in "zuo4" is >>> actually a falling opening diphthong - i.e. the main vowel is the >>> [u] >>> and the glide, if any, is [O]. >>> >> >> I have doubts about this interpretation of which part is the >> glide. I think >> it's the 'u' in the middle. >> >> stevo </HTML> >> > > Personally I don't think there is a glide. Because the main vowel is > the [u]: putting the emphasis on [O] is one way of sounding like a > foreigner, particularly a Westerner. Besides, the difference is > audible enough for one to surmise that the [u] is not quite a > semivowel. > > Eugene
How do we determine what is and isn't a glide, in Chinese? It's my understanding that stress as such doesn't exist there, so it doesn't sound meaningful to me to suggest putting the stress on the /u/ OR the /O/. Or am I wrong?