In a message dated 8/2/1999 2:07:33 AM, artabanos@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU writes:
>Nik Taylor wrote:
>
>> Lars Henrik Mathiesen wrote:
>> > Heh. Have a go at my name, please (christian name and surname). I'd
>> > love to see what people think I'm called.
>> > Lars Mathiesen
>>
>> [lA(r)z 'mATis@n], [lA(r)z m@'Tis@n], or [lA(r)z 'mAT@s@n]?
>
>I don't think any of the Scandinavian languages have [T] anymore.
Icelandic does, but I think that's about it.
>If it were German, it would be [la:(@)s ma't_hi:z@n]. But I have no idea
>if any of the Scandinavian languages have final devoicing. Or what I presume
>to be prevocalic voicing of , for that matter.
Josh Roth