My vowels // was [i:]=[ij]?
| From: | Adrian Morgan <morg0072@...> | 
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| Date: | Saturday, November 4, 2000, 6:57 | 
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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:
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> Australian vowels
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>
> 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:@]
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> Have I missed anything?
>
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> Uncertainties
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> * 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_.
>
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> Variations
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>
> * 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_.