Re: Diphthongs (was Re: 3 q's - X-Sampa)
| From: | Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, February 9, 2004, 10:02 |
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At 22:22 7.2.2004, M. Astrand wrote:
>Are there any natural languages that make the difference, having both /aj/
>and /ai/? Or /aw/ and /au/?
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>I'm asking because I have a problem with my conlang's ortography which I
>haven't been able to solve.
It should perhaps be pointed out to you that Finnish 'diphthongs'
are somewhat atypical. They sound disyllabic compared to German
or Italian diphthongs.
/BP 8^)
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