Re: OT: Phonetics (IPA)
| From: | Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, July 14, 2003, 21:19 |
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--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Joe <joe@W...> wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:31:07 +0100 Joe <joe@W...> writes:
> > > > For what it's worth, I pronounce "claw" as [klA:]. If you'd like
> > > > me
> > > > to post a recording so you can change the above statement, let me
> > > > know. :)
> >
> > > And most Britons that I've met pronounce it [klO:]. I've never
> > > heard a dipthong there.
> > -
> >
> > Would a schwa-offglide pronounciation [klO@] count as a diphthong? :-)
> >
>
> I suppose...
In some dialects, "father" and "claw" have the same sound
(/A:/), while in many they don't (e.g. /A:/ and /Q:/). But
is there a dialect in which "all" and "awl" don't sound
identical?
-- Christian Thalmann
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