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My vowels // was [i:]=[ij]?

From:Adrian Morgan <morg0072@...>
Date:Saturday, November 4, 2000, 6:57
I'm remembering that Irina and Boudewijn have a copy of some
Australian songs that I took over when I visited, and should
therefore be able to speak for certain about /u/.

One song that features a lot of words with /u/ is "Stages of
Love", track three on "Sunrise After Tilling". Is it [y]?

One difference between John Coleman's idiolect (that's the
relevant songwriter, who is Tasmanian) and my own is that he
says [bIn] for _been_ while I say [bi:n].

Also, Nicole has my tape where I recite my vowels, and
include a few songs as well.

So there are people on Conlang who perhaps can help.

My tentitative list of vowels repeated:

> ----------------- > Australian vowels > ----------------- > > mat = [b&t] > mad = [m&:d] > mate = [m&it] > might = [mait] > met = [met] > nit = [nIt] > neat = [ni:t] > not = [nOt] > gone = [gO:n] > note = [no-yt] > who = [hy:] > nook = [nuk] > fool = [fw:l] > bottle = [bOtl:] > mutt = [mat] > March = [ma:tS] > murk = [mR:k] > air = [e:@] > ear = [i:@] > > Have I missed anything? > > ------------- > Uncertainties > ------------- > > * I think the diphthong in _noun_/_vowel_ is between [aw] > & [&w] > * I don't know the vowel in _gnaw_. Similar to Scottish > pron. of _no_. > > ---------- > Variations > ---------- > > * For _fault_, I (and most people) say [fOwt], but my > father says [fl:t]. > * Most people here say [gew] for _girl_, but I say [gRl]. > Likewise [wR:ld] for _world_.