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Re: CHAT: Phonemic status of English interdentals

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 16:42
Tristan wrote:
>You could be right. I use [8:] to denote the vowel in 'bird'. The first >element of the vowel is almost a rounded backish [@] and so neither >really closer to [8] nor [3\], so I use [8] for simplicity. I think. I >might actually be horribly wrong. Can argue simplicity anyway, because I >wasn't being especially narrow in my transcription? (I used [u] to >indicate a vowel closer to [}], after all.)
I thought [8] was mid-central rounded, ie the rounded partner to schwa? Denoted in IPA as an "o" with a horizontal bar in (looks like a small caps Theta, more or less). Andreas _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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