Re: CHAT: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences)

Hi!

Marcus Smith <smithma@...> writes:
> I wrote:
>
> The Japanese {u} is high back unrounded, except before an alveolar
> >obstruent, in which case it becomes high central unrounded.
>
> Oops. I meant "after an alveolar obstruent"
Ah!  I'll have to listen to that anime again... <searching DVD...>
Hmm, that is it.  I found `kizuku' was pronounced [kidzi"ku-],
although the two {u} are really close.  But is was very clear in
`mune' [mu-nE] and `mitsumete' [mitsi"mEtE].

**Henrik