Re: IPA/SAMP question

It does, actually, distiguish between [e], [e_o] and [E].  At the
moment, it's sort of a problem.  I'm thinking of having [e_o] be
nasilized to help distinguish.  On the other hand, there are very few
cases in which it is necessary to tell the difference, except in
determining aspect in a very few verbs.
-M

> First off, unless Eviendadhail has phonemic contrast between all of
> [e], [e_o], and [E], I'd just use /e/ or /E/ for the phoneme with the
> [e_o] sound. Phonemic transcription should be kept as simple as
> possible. And if there's no other e-like sound to contrast with, I'd
> use /e/, simply to minimize weirdness --- the IPA symbol for [e] is a
> plain latin letter.
>
> And once that choice is made, it would be natural to use a variant of
> the same symbol for phonetic or close transcription. So if the midway
> sound becomes /e/, I'd write it [e_o], if it's /E/, I'd use [E_r].
>
> Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)

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