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Re: linguolabials (was: Re: Hell hath no Fury)

From:D Tse <exponent@...>
Date:Friday, June 15, 2001, 7:34
> >> Also, how're these sounds denoted in orthography? Are there any IPA or >> X-SAMPA conventions for representing them? > >In IPA, they are represented using the regular coronal symbols ([t], [d],
[n],
>etc.) with a diacritic underneath them. This diacritic looks like a
flattened V
>(or an upside-down circumflex) with the ends curled down--or like a
squashed
>McDonald's-style M.
That's right, actually the Phonetic Symbol Guide describes it, quite cutely as a "Seagull" Imperative