Re: Llirine: How to creat a language

Adam Walker wrote:
>>From: Cheng Zhong Su <suchengzhong@...>
>>Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 09:12:22 +1100
>>
><snip meaningless ramble>
>
>>In fact, in the case of 'bed', the 'd'
>>is not an ideal 'd', without any help of vowel, if you
>>want the listener catch it, some tiny vowel must be
>>there, and as our writing system didn't give symbol
>>for it, people simply ignored. And if you don't want
>>others catch it, why you give this action? Why not
>>like French just put some elements in silent?
>
>
>Which just goes to show that you don't understnd how to pronounce English.
>This is the same mistake I spend HOURS trying to correct in my first year
>English conversation students.  They want to either pronounce /bE/ and lose
>the "d" or they want to pronounce /bEd@/ ADDING a little vowel to the end
>WHICH DOES NOT BELONG.  There is no vowel sound after the "d".  In fact, I
>*my* English the "d" doesn't even always have a release.
>
>I really thik it would be best for you to learn a bit more English before
>you start trying to explain English to others.  And a bit more phonology.
>And a bit more grammar.  And a bit more syntax.  And . . .
>
>Adam who is rather tierd of you
BTW, how many phonetic types/oral actions are there in "Cheng Zhong"? Two?
Four? e^.5?

                                              Andreas

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