Re: half voiced (was: Digest Deux)

Muke Tever wrote:
> >===== Original Message From Constructed Languages List
> >Actually the <d> in "bad" is not so much "half-voiced" as it is
> >weakly articulated. Its important to remember that another important
> >perceptual cue is _articulatory strength_. English /p t k/ are fortis,
> >while /b d g/ are lenis. This is most evident in syllable-final
> >position. In some dialects, both series of stops are completely voiceless
> >in syllable-final position. In these dialects, the perceptual cue lies in
> >the length of the preceding sound. E.g. /b&d/ "bad" vs /b&t/ "bat" is
> >[b&:t] vs [b&t] respectively (where [&:] is suppose to be half-length,
> >not full-length).
>
> I would generally have something like [b&?] for "bat", so the difference there
> would be POA instead of voicing.
Ahem! Right! <d> was a bad example.

Try "bag" vs "back" > [b&:g] vs [b&k].
Or "lab" vs "lap" > [l&:b] vs [l&p].

-kristian- 8)

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