Re: USAGE: [a] vs [A]

MR = Mark Reed (me)
CT = CHristian Thalmann

MR> [A] is the same sound as the Latin long A,
MR> preserved as the sole A sound in most of the modern Romance languages.

CT> Well, French and Italian both have a very clear [a] as their
CT> sole A sound.

I said "most". :)  I know that French A is more like [a], but I thought
the "pure" Italian A was [A], and [a] was an allophonic/dialectical variant.

-Mark

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