Re: Lingwa de Planeta (LdP) introductory course
| From: | Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, August 5, 2007, 2:12 |
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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:
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>
> > 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
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