Creaky tones [was: trQal]

Incidentally, creakdy voice *is* phonemic in natlangs ... Northern
Mandarin, particularly in Beijing, has a creaky third tone (falling-rising,
marked with an upside-down ^, and frequently noted as 324). It is possibly
an areal feature, as Thai, Vietnamese, and most other tonal languages in
Asia have creaky tones.

At 03:45 PM 4/14/99 CDT, you wrote:
>Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote:
>> FFlores wrote: "Could you explain me what creaky voice is? I imagine it,
but I'm not sure. [snip explanation]"

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That in this contree al the peple sleeth,
And with his spere he smoot his herte atwo,
And wente his wey withouten wordes mo.
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- Geoffrey Chaucer, The Pardoner's Tale

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