On Tue, 2002-07-09 at 22:39, John Cowan wrote:
> Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
>
> > Well, the simple fact that there isn't any minimal pair between /T/ and /D/,
>
> A few: "thigh" vs. "thy" is the one usually given. But certainly the
> functional load is very low, as shown by this model:
I once heard one even better (i.e. in words actually used, unlike
'thy'), but I can't remember it.
> Intervocalic "th" is /D/ except in words of Greek origin;
> (Anglophones, I'd be interested to hear of exceptions.)
Rhythm?
Tristan.