Re: USAGE: German VhC pronunciation
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, August 2, 2004, 16:08 |
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On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 03:03:37PM -0000, Christian Thalmann wrote:
> Yep... which makes the word [dRa:t.zajl.?akt] or, if you want
> to be extra-correct, [d_0Ra:t.z_0ajl.?akt], i.e. the
> non-intervocalic "voiced" consonants are pronounced unvoiced,
> but still clearly distinguished from their unvoiced counterparts
> by articulatory force (just as you can still distinguish /s z/
> when whispering).
Ah yes, the good old fortis/lenis distinction. As I replied to Andreas, the
mid-word [?] surprises me. And I would expect the /d/ to
be voiced before the voiced sound /R/, even in initial position. So I
was roughly right, but got all the fine details wrong. :)
Vielen dank!
-Markus
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