And Rosta wrote:
>>And Rosta wrote:
>>
>> > As for the (immaterial, I think) question "has > Aust. phonemicized
>> > length in other, non-r, environments?", try _foot:fought_
>>
>>/fUt/:/fO:t/? Nothing alike!
>>
>>Tristan
>>
>>
>
>I'm thinking [fot]:[fo:t]. I can't face switching on the telly to check
>(tho it's DEFINITELY not [fUt]:[fO:t]); the excellent _The story of us_
>is over, and the only Aus telly currently available is the endless crappy
>soaps.
>
The vowels are different. Maybe it's [fut]:[fo:t] or for all it matters
ATM [fyt]:[f}jut]. But it's not a long:short distinction.
Tristan